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posted by n1 on Saturday November 19 2016, @11:52PM   Printer-friendly
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 LoRdTAW on Sunday November 20 2016, @08:29PM

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Sunday November 20 2016, @08:29PM (#430055) Journal

    I think the biggest problem with news, news being any format, is that it's NOT about selling news. It never really was. It's about selling advertising. After years of refining their business models, news companies fine tune for maximum eyeballs to drive advertising revenue. So it's easy for them to doctor stories, bend truths, and in some cases make shit up to entice users.

    Honestly, I don't trust any news sources. Left, right, alternate, wing nut, etc. It's all the same crap.

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