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The two do tend to blur together a bit through the actual news regurgitating fake news, though. This isn't a new thing either - the Emma Watson 4chan story a co
by makomk 10y ago
The two do tend to blur together a bit through the actual news regurgitating fake news, though. This isn't a new thing either - the Emma Watson 4chan story a couple of years ago was a good example. That was seeded by a typical fake news website that had tried similar tricks before, and as soon as the first real news site failed to check the source was real and leapt on it everyone else followed suit.
- basch 10y agothe entire newscycle is complicit. if trump tweets something, 500 news agencies write a variant of a story around the tweet. the majority of news agencies dont seem to have the self discipline to NOT cover a story the others are, out of fear of lost eyeballs. news agencies could be even more powerful if they stopped amplifying bullshit, and were selective over what deserved attention. instead every company covers every viral event, creating a feedback loop of displacement. noise noise noise.