HuffPost reports:

Former President Barack Obama said Thursday that disinformation on social media is hurting democracy, and that social media companies should be subject to regulation.

“One of the biggest reasons for democracy’s weakening is the profound change that’s taken place in how we communicate and consume information,” Obama said in a speech at Stanford University.

Obama noted that most people rely on search tools and social media as main sources for news and information, but warned a constant feed of unmoderated content carries dangers.

“Over time, we lose our capacity to distinguish between fact, opinion and wholesale fiction,” he said. [Continue reading…]