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The government is definitely suppressive and has zero tolerance on 'rumors'. https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/06/chinas-lessons-for-fighting-fake-news/ https:/
by zachguo 8y ago
The government is definitely suppressive and has zero tolerance on 'rumors'.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/06/chinas-lessons-for-fighting-fake-news/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/06/chinas-lessons-for-figh...
But this particular shop definitely falls into the category of fake news factory. Sensational stories with clickbait titles are invented to drive up viewership.
- tgragnato 8y agoSome actors in new media spread false informations, and this is a real issue. But in China, people turn to blogs as a result of the censorship. ...More filtering cannot be an answer. You don't combat false news by electing an arbiter of the truth (whoever it might be), because that's the start of a journey in a rabbit hole with no end. Some possible solutions are forcing an organisation to publish corrections and clarifications, forcing people to critical thinking by engaging them in a civil discussion (one of the reasons I like HN). Total banning and complete erasure shouldn't be options worth considering.