Bill Gates, both directly and through his foundations, Public Health, news Landscape, Education Policy, artificial intelligenceinsect populations, American farmland, Energy Sector, Foreign Policy,and The Earth itselfHe has also recently suggested he wants free speech and engagement online to be shaped to his liking.
CNET asked Gates spoke about how to combat “misinformation,” which he has been discussing in his upcoming Netflix documentary series and on the topic. Blog PostThe billionaire responded that “systems and actions” would be put in place to crack down on content creators.
The online environment Gates seems to be describing is a kind of digital identity-based panopticon.
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Suggested “The boundary between…” It's crazy though free There is a very fine line between speech and misleading or inciting people in dangerous ways.”
“I think every country has a hard time finding that line,” Gates said. “The United States is a tough one, because we have this concept of the First Amendment. So what are the exceptions? Like, yelling 'fire' in a theater.”
The billionaire has previously hinted at the types of comments he takes issue with.
For example, in a January 2021 interview with MSNBC, Gates said:
Issued The message urged people not to believe the advice about masks and vaccinations.
Gates stoked fears on Twitter about potential “openness” after Elon Musk's acquisition Implied Claims like “vaccines kill people” and “Bill Gates is tracking people” were equally insane.
Gates, apparently concerned with exceptions to constitutionally protected speech, complained to CNET that people can use the guise of anonymity online to say things that others might consider “misinformation.”
“As things like deepfakes become more prevalent, I think the majority of our time online will want to be in an environment where people are truly identified,” Gates continued, “meaning they're not just saying whatever they want, but are connected to a real-world identity that you can trust.”
The online environment Gates seems to be describing is a kind of digital identity-based panopticon.
Gates has supported a number of efforts to connect people to their digital identities.
For example, the Gates Foundation is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a United Nations Development Programme-led program called the 50-in-5 campaign, which focuses on digital identity.
In a November 2023 report, UNDP
release“This ambitious country-led campaign marks the beginning of a new chapter in the global momentum around Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) – the underlying network for building blocks such as digital payments, identity and data exchange systems – a key driver of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”
Return previously reported that the Gates-backed Gavi, also known as the Vaccine Alliance, Mastercard and fintech NGOs are piloting digital vaccine passports, dubbed “vaccine passports,” in Africa. Wellness Pass.
The vaccine passports are characterized as a convenient way to track patients in “underserved communities” across “multiple touchpoints.”
Consumer Mastercard Product Grouping Ostensibly, the idea is to enroll people in a cashless digital ID system that will automate adherence to prescribed drug regimens and encourage dependency on at least one medicine. ideologically trapped Non-governmental organizations.
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Biocompatible near-infrared quantum dots The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has released the World Health Organization's 2021 “Digital documentation of COVID-19 certificate: vaccination status“The guidance discussed the introduction of vaccine passports, a solution that not only addresses the immediate needs of the pandemic but also builds a digital health infrastructure that could serve as the foundation for digital vaccination certificates beyond COVID-19.”
While there are still online avenues for people to interact anonymously, including for whistleblowers or people whose employment situations don't allow them to freely speak out publicly, and are largely free from government or private policing, Gates mused in an interview with CNET that “the systems and behaviors we're becoming more conscious of. Now, who said that? Who built this?”
According to Speaking to CNBC, Gates said he was “sensitive” to concerns that restricting online content could harm the right to free speech, but he still wants new rules, though he declined to say what they might look like.
But in recent years, he has offered his thoughts on where government crackdowns should start.
Gates said In 2020, Wired argued that governments should allow encrypted messaging in programs like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.
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