Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the former Los Angeles Lakers superstar, called on tech companies in a rambling essay to do more to censor celebrities, political figures and others from spreading misinformation. Abdul-Jabbar, 73, used Rudy Giuliani, Roseanne Barr, Letitia Wright, Jon Voight and J.K. Rowling as examples of why social media companies should do more to combat the spread; pointing to Giuliani’s stance on the 2020 presidential election, Wright’s anti-vax post, Rowling’s views on transgendered people and Barr and Voight’s conservative rants. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Social media companies have begun slapping warnings on some messages that are false, incite violence or cause harm to society. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Many Americans imbue stars with political and social intelligence they just don't have. It’s unclear whether it has had any true effect to combat the spread of misinformation and so-called fake news.

Source: Fox News December 18, 2020 19:52 UTC