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I think delaying the story until it could be somewhat verified is reasonable. I actually read it minutes after it was posted on the NY Post and my first though
by kenjackson 6y ago
I think delaying the story until it could be somewhat verified is reasonable. I actually read it minutes after it was posted on the NY Post and my first thought was that it sounded like it shouldn’t have been published. I literally thought they’d retract it.
I think the internet is breaking into various niche groups. I fully expect there soon to be completely partisan social networks. That’s probably the best way to deal with this.
- commandlinefan 6y agoWell, ok, but can you find any other instance of a story that could have used some verification being suppressed by Twitter and Facebook at the same time?
- jkhdigital 6y agoDing ding ding and this is the tl;dr of Taibbi’s article
- kenjackson 6y agoI can't, but I don't think its a bad idea. Given that, I guess you have to start at some point -- right? And last election social media was given all sorts of grief for the fake news... I can understand them wanting to be more careful this time. And of all news stories in recent years, this seems like a good one to begin with.
- Meekro 6y ago> I guess you have to start at some point I notice they started with their political opponents.
- kenjackson 6y agoAre they? Or do they just seem like the opponents to every political group? I'm sure liberals would say these media companies are also their opponents.
- srtjstjsj 6y agoThe NY Post writing staff agreed with you, so the editors published the story with a fake byline.
- skindoe 6y ago> I fully expect there soon to be completely partisan social networks. As if that already isn't the case...