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How many hundreds (thousands?) of other articles like this are sitting out in the Wiki-ether right now, wreaking havoc and just waiting to be debunked? Don't t
by olliesaunders 16y ago
How many hundreds (thousands?) of other articles like this are sitting out in the Wiki-ether right now, wreaking havoc and just waiting to be debunked?
Don't think this is new. For all of history there have been pervaders of disinformation. The only difference now is the media with which it is distributed.
- cema 16y agoAnother difference is the low barrier to entry for editing. This, I think, is a more important difference because it not only leads to much faster corrections but also allows almost anyone to participate (in most cases).
- tokenadult 16y agoYes. Bruce Schneier has been warning about semantic attacks on the Web since before Wikipedia was founded. http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0010.html http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0010.html