Steak-umm just schooled the internet on misinformation. Facebook, Twitter, and Google should …

Frozen meat company Steak-umm fired off a tweetstorm Thursday about, in part, misinformation. It also posted about cultural polarization, media literacy, and other topics. The likes of Facebook and Twitter, tasked with policing false info, could take a cue from Steak-umm’s insight. Loading Something is loading. The most recent lesson on misinformation came from an unlikely teacher: the frozen meat company, Steak-umm. And Facebook, Twitter, and Google should take notes.The Pennsylvania-based brand on Thursday posted a “beefy thread” on Twitter about “societal distrust in experts and institutions, the rise of misinformation, cultural polarization, and how to work toward some semblance of mutually agreed upon information before we splinter into irreconcilable realities.”Steak-umm said “one universal goal everyone should prioritize is getting people from across the ideological spectrum closer to the same reality of baseline facts and evidence,” a difficult feat given in part the expansive nature of online platforms and “people’s access to infinite information.”The company also said there can be shortcomings with experts and institutions, but that doesn’t make “fringe sources equally credible or trustworthy.” Steak-umm didn’t name any names in its thread, but the challenges it discussed have been faced by Facebook, Google, and Twitter for years.  Things have…
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