Social Networks Undermine Democracy – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news

According to the Mehr reporter; Frank McCourt, American billionaire, founder of the Liberty Project and owner of the French Olympic football club Marseille, in an interview with France 24 at the Paris Peace Conference on issues of digital governance and data ownership that have created inequality in the online economy and the role of social media in reducing Discussed trust and motivation in spreading misinformation. On the sidelines of the conversation, he stated that he believes that a new system is needed to solve these problems.

In an interview with France 24, McCourt stressed that the current technology architecture is fundamentally flawed, and went on to say that he believes that a technical solution to the problems of social networks and their technology should be provided, with the aim of ensuring that each individual Be able to own and control their own data.

“Social networks undermine our democracy,” McCourett said, sharply criticizing tech giants. New technology by itself does not solve any problem. “We have to talk about this and decide what this technology will do and for whom.”

He spoke about the need for a new technology model and announced that this new model will be realized through the Liberty project, and then, further explained about the Liberty project and stated that in this project he hopes to change the way the Internet works Slow has invested $ 100 million.

The Liberty Project seeks to change the way we work to strengthen democracy, restore public confidence, and create a kind of equitable digital economy ecosystem. The project includes a groundbreaking open source protocol as the new infrastructure for the next generation of web and a new organization that helps ensure that digital governance is embedded and prioritized in the new web version and the development of emerging technologies.

“A lot of our time and energy is currently spent trying to modify the current technology model, limit it and try to repair the damage,” he said. “The Liberty Project is an attempt to come up with a new model that changes the way the Internet works and allows people to control and own their data.”