The article talks about how the Czech government is setting up a specialist unit which focuses entirely on battling the fake news that has been popping up on the internet lately and have had a huge lasting impact on current affairs such as the Trump election. This unit is said to be created in order to focus heavily on confirming facts and removing misinformation as much as possible.
- The Czech government is to set up a specialist “anti-fake news” unit as officials attempt to tackle falsehoods, predominantly about migrants
- Claims have also been made of Russian cyber activity aimed at influencing last month’s US presidential election in favour of Donald Trump.
- The new “anti-fake news” centre has drawn accusations that it will result in censorship, spying and a crackdown on free speech
Personally I think its is interesting how the politicians and people in power are actually starting to care about the way fake news is infecting the internet. Fake news and certain rumours have been on the internet for a really long time, its actually the every day persons and moderators that have been spending their time to regulate and mediate the information being posted. Now that fake news has been exploding so much to the point where it can impact an entire outcome of an election; politicians are finally starting to crack down on this huge issue purely for the fact that it affects them now. In the past, fake news used to be little rumours about celebrities but now they're fake news about huge players in big current events which mean that they affect society a whole lot more than they used to. It's good to see that those in power are working together to fight this, but it should be noted that the way the "anti-fake news" teams work should be consistent, as if these units go too far, it could lead to censorship.
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