Centralized “Truth” – 13 Ways To Fight Fake News (And The Big Problem With All Of Them)
Will humans or computer algorithms be the future arbiters of “truth”?
The following infographic from Futurism sums up the ideas that academics, technologists, and other experts are proposing that we implement to stop the spread of fake news.
Below the infographic, Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins raises concerns about each of these methods.
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
While fake news is certainly problematic, the solutions proposed to penalize articles deemed to be “untrue” are just as scary.
By centralizing fact checking, a system is created that is inherently fragile, biased, and prone for abuse. Furthermore, the idea of axing websites that are deemed to be “untrue” is an initiative that limits independent thought and discourse, while allowing legacy media to remain entrenched.
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