The problem is you. The problem is me. The problem is all of us who keep falling for the same damn 120-year-old trick.
news / politics / society
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Save Yourself From (Everyone’s) Fake News
You have a choice. Be misled by lies, or choose your web of trust.
business of writing / news / politics / publishing / self-promotion / social media / social networks
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It isn’t about being truthful. It’s (just) about making them money.
In case you weren’t paying attention, Facebook’s idea of combating misinformation is to make everyone play ball by their rules. Y’know, in ways that make Facebook money.
news / parenting / politics
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My ex-wife’s advice to my son is horrible. That’s a good thing.
My ex-wife’s advice to my son is horrible.1 Photo by Daniel Cheung on Unsplash Well, mostly horrible. There’s some good bits spread in among it. In general, though, […]
facebook / internet / news / technology
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Screw getting news and updates from Facebook. Get it from the source, easily.
You’re rethinking how you get your news, information, and just general internet. Photo by rawpixel.com on Unsplash Maybe it’s because of the way Facebook has been pointed at […]
communication / news / society / sociology
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The Writing’s On the Wall: How the *IDEA* of Fake News can hurt democracy
In our rush to decry the problems with “fake news” (and there are many problems with it), we solved one problem… but created another. And in his fumbling […]