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In Italy a famous news website is using blockchain since 2020 to, I quote literally: "help readers check source of news", "strengthen bonds of trust between its

In Italy a famous news website is using blockchain since 2020 to, I quote literally: "help readers check source of news", "strengthen bonds of trust between its organization and its readers and customers", "trace the history and source of each news item." News (EN): https://www.ansa.it/english/news/science_tecnology/2020/04/06/ansa-using-blockchain-to-help-readers_af820b4f-0947-439b-843e-52e114f53318.html https://www.ansa.it/english/news/science_tecnology/2020/04/0... Example of news in the blockchain: https://blockchain.check.ansa.it/landing/b150aff9f028f7339f0c5649935e8d90/XCW7SUR847X047N https://blockchain.check.ansa.it/landing/b150aff9f028f7339f0... The first time I saw it I was quite surprised. I'd like to hear opinions about it here. Eg: it's blockchain stricly necessary here?

Arkhaine_kupo 4y ago
If they add every revision on it, it could be interesting, but i doubt they do that. One interesting thing I have been seeing recently is newspapers quickly changing news a few hours after they posted it, in reaction to public opinion of said news (or maybe some editorial "request"). In th BBC its quite egregious, they have been posting some news, and a few hours later changing the headline and the photo, to either something meaner and an uglier photo of the same person, or the opposite, a much more neutral/flaterring headline and a PR photo of the person. If those changes were on the blockchain, UK citizens could demand their money back for what they pay for the BBC as it is a ridiculous practice that should not be paid by taxes. But again, I doubt the Italian newspapers saves their own slanted coverage for their own users to see.
- anon400232 4y ago
  Share a link demonstrating the BBC's egregiousness please.
  - Arkhaine_kupo 4y ago
    I can't because stealth edits are not meant to be caught. I tried finding some on archive.org but their scrapping isnt usually fast enough. I think some of the most noticeable ones tend to be on big political news. It happened fairly quickly with Truss. All "happy" headlines and smiling photos, to ugly photos and total lack of positive adjectives as the news of her departure became more obvious. Sometimes they have done it on the same piece of content, a few hours apart as the narrative changed. The content of the piece was untouched but the photo and headline on the front page tell the opposite story all of a sudden.
    - anon400232 4y ago
      Where did you hear about it?
hiq 4y ago
What does that bring on top of TLS? If you want to check whether an article ever appeared (even if it's no longer there), then something like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_Transparency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_Transparency would be enough. No that's not a blockchain, at least not for a useful definition of blockchain (see https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2019/02/theres_no_good_reaso.html https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2019/02/theres_no_g...).

Arkhaine_kupo 4y ago

If they add every revision on it, it could be interesting, but i doubt they do that. One interesting thing I have been seeing recently is newspapers quickly changing news a few hours after they posted it, in reaction to public opinion of said news (or maybe some editorial "request"). In th BBC its quite egregious, they have been posting some news, and a few hours later changing the headline and the photo, to either something meaner and an uglier photo of the same person, or the opposite, a much more neutral/flaterring headline and a PR photo of the person. If those changes were on the blockchain, UK citizens could demand their money back for what they pay for the BBC as it is a ridiculous practice that should not be paid by taxes. But again, I doubt the Italian newspapers saves their own slanted coverage for their own users to see.

anon400232 4y ago
Share a link demonstrating the BBC's egregiousness please.
- Arkhaine_kupo 4y ago
  I can't because stealth edits are not meant to be caught. I tried finding some on archive.org but their scrapping isnt usually fast enough. I think some of the most noticeable ones tend to be on big political news. It happened fairly quickly with Truss. All "happy" headlines and smiling photos, to ugly photos and total lack of positive adjectives as the news of her departure became more obvious. Sometimes they have done it on the same piece of content, a few hours apart as the narrative changed. The content of the piece was untouched but the photo and headline on the front page tell the opposite story all of a sudden.
  - anon400232 4y ago
    Where did you hear about it?

hiq 4y ago

What does that bring on top of TLS? If you want to check whether an article ever appeared (even if it's no longer there), then something like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_Transparency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_Transparency would be enough. No that's not a blockchain, at least not for a useful definition of blockchain (see https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2019/02/theres_no_good_reaso.html https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2019/02/theres_no_g...).