The Guardian & the global problem of fake news
What similarities do you notice between the different countries outlined in the article and their problems with fake news?A lot of countries are experiencing the same issues which come with a greater amount of concentration in fake news, countries such as Italy, Germany, India, France. All of these countries have experienced the spreading of false information in a political sense, like the ones spread during the US election, they are aimed at creating civil and public unrest as well as moral panic in order to sway public opinion through fear and ignorance in order to get a much more negative result. Despite many of these claims being clearly ousted by experts to be false, many of these news articles are already widespread quickly enough to create mass hysteria to the point where many people have already made up their mind.
Is fake news an inevitable consequence of the "culture of freedom and innovation" that the internet has brought with it? Is there a way to stop it?
I personally think fake news is an inevitable consequence of the fact that everyone everywhere now has the freedom and innovation to openly express their opinions whether those are positives or negatives. I also think that many people in society still consider everything they see on the internet to be an absolute certainty, this is something that can be argued is due to the fact that the internet is still infact in it's prime, with it being only a few decades old. There will have to be greater mediation in the internet, enough to prevent fake news swaying public opinions but not enough to restrict and limit the free speech that the internet provides.
I personally think fake news is an inevitable consequence of the fact that everyone everywhere now has the freedom and innovation to openly express their opinions whether those are positives or negatives. I also think that many people in society still consider everything they see on the internet to be an absolute certainty, this is something that can be argued is due to the fact that the internet is still infact in it's prime, with it being only a few decades old. There will have to be greater mediation in the internet, enough to prevent fake news swaying public opinions but not enough to restrict and limit the free speech that the internet provides.
New York Times and the creation of fake news
Which fake news stories were particularly successful for Beqa Latsabidze, the 22-year-old student in Tbilisi, Georgia, who tried to make money from web articles on Trump?
The fake news stories that were particularly successful for Beq Latsabidze, were all related to and about Donald Trump. The articles regarding Donald Trump, whether they were real or fake, yet mostly fake, would drive up traffic significantly and therefore ad revenue sales.
The fake news stories that were particularly successful for Beq Latsabidze, were all related to and about Donald Trump. The articles regarding Donald Trump, whether they were real or fake, yet mostly fake, would drive up traffic significantly and therefore ad revenue sales.
How much can Facebook and Google be blamed for this global rise in fake news?
To a huge extent, Facebook and Google can definitely be blamed for the global rise in fake news. Significantly speaking, in this new era of technology, it's Facebook and social media where a lot of people online now go to receive their news. This means that it is Facebook's duty to make sure that the news that is shown through their algorithm on the front page is properly sourced rather than showing all the posts regarding that piece of news like it does right now.
To a huge extent, Facebook and Google can definitely be blamed for the global rise in fake news. Significantly speaking, in this new era of technology, it's Facebook and social media where a lot of people online now go to receive their news. This means that it is Facebook's duty to make sure that the news that is shown through their algorithm on the front page is properly sourced rather than showing all the posts regarding that piece of news like it does right now.
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