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This big push for control of information flows is all disturbing, sounds very authoritarian. Plus the big question is what is real journalism or who decides ? T
by rokosbasilisk 10y ago
This big push for control of information flows is all disturbing, sounds very authoritarian. Plus the big question is what is real journalism or who decides ? The government? or are media companies just trying to build economic moats against new comers?
- ENGNR 10y agoI agree it's concerning, but there are some articles that are blatantly 100% pure fiction, presented as fact. Sure they definitely shouldn't be deleted, but news readers probably do want the role of 'editor' returned to filter out the most obvious noise.
- heisenbit 10y agoAt the moment humans - as long as they spend a little time thinking and are not emotionally - are better equipped than an AI in deciding whether a story is fake or not. The fake news exploded when Facebook let go the human team and switched to an AI. I know we all distrust hierarchy here but there is a reason the military is hierarchical: It is robust when under attack. We all recognize there is a value of defense in depth when it comes to security. Against an army of incentivize spammers likely one needs a layered defense. One that can adapt intelligently to unforeseen situations. Likely this means human editors. To defuse their power probably a set of independent chief editors. It would not constitute a new system. Failure to do that means the most excitable tribe (=where more clicks can be generated) will drown out the timeline digital airwaves. It certainly will not lead to a sensible dialog. Particular in places that have low voter participation that may sway elections.