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on Saturday November 19 2016, @11:52PM
from the so-when-does-real-news-become-fake-news dept.
from the so-when-does-real-news-become-fake-news dept.
Earlier this week Google announced that its advertising tools will soon be closed to websites that promote fake news, a policy that could cut off revenue streams for publications that peddle hoaxes on platforms like Facebook.
The Verge reports:
The decision comes at a critical time for the tech industry, whose key players have come under fire for not taking neccesary steps to prevent fake news from proliferating across the web during the 2016 US election. It's thought that, given the viral aspects of fake news, social networks and search engines were gamed by partisan bad actors intending to influence the outcome of the race.
What constitutes 'fake' news?
Who decides what is 'fake'?
Who is a 'partisan bad actor'?
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(Score: 2) by Bot on Sunday November 20 2016, @12:14AM
Block sky news thx.
News as given elsewhere> Migrants in greek island attacked, their tents put on fire, earlier some migrants had broken into a firework place and started detonating stuff around the island.
Misleading (Some migrant idiots play with stolen firework, some locals react badly, migrant camp on fire, this is the way to report the truth), but complete.
Sky news Italian edition of 19 november around midday takes its time to show the fire in the camp and does not mention THE REASON THAT TRIGGERED THE LOCALS. When what where who WHY.
I expect to not see anything about Sky in my news bubble anymore, right? right?
SMH
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