Some 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 filterin

Some 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.