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Maybe the internet was a bad idea. At this point it seems an almost impossible effort to vet the information from anyone more than 1 connection from you, while
by lovich 9y ago
Maybe the internet was a bad idea.
At this point it seems an almost impossible effort to vet the information from anyone more than 1 connection from you, while putting fake information up is almost effortless.
I don't know if anyone can trust anyone outside of their close family/friends anymore, and even that's not garunteed
- nextlevelwizard 9y agoHow is this any different from TV, radio, newspapers or books? You have to trust the author to speak truth and the median to not censor. Unless you are the ones writing a news story you have no idea who made it or what influenced it.
- vikascoder 9y agoIt's a little different as Internet makes it far easier to target a user compared to classic means of propaganda especially excaberating the issue of identifying real news vs "fake" news. With TV and Newspaper there are less "anonymous" outlets for content and a system of oversight could be applied in theory. A WhatsApp forward or an FB post spreads like a virus with no clear source. It's trivial to spread lies and for a user to consume it.