Posts tagged: #fakenews

Should you be concerned with Fake News Laws which are being legislated in many parts of the world? Many media reports have focused on the political implications of the laws, with some hinting at how several Asian countries are using this to clampdown on political dissent.

I have some pity for Facebook. The election of Donald Trump and the on-going Russia investigation have kept them in the crosshairs on the issue of fake news. An innovative forum whose reason for existence is (mostly) unmoderated, user-generated content has found itself held responsible for failing to make a value judgment on that content.