The @washingtonpost is not "fake news," but some of my replies in the past 24 hours have made the claim. Beware a delegitimization campaign.
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I think connecting mistakes in reporting to the fake news phenomenon is dangerous.
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Or maybe the term "fake news" was ahistoric and imbecilic from the start?
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it's not one I favor.
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Great. Then let's find a term that is more meaningful, based on a categorization that IDs the things we can most easily change.
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The challenge is that it is a term used by the president-elect. Like "cyber," I doubt we can erode it from popular discourse…
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That's why I keep saying you 1) need actual criteria for what you're talking abt (and prefer algo-driven misinformation)
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2) Have to account for the way shitty reporting creates a market for disinformation. They don't get a pass just bc Trad Med.
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I will never give any outlet a free pass for mistakes. we all make them, though. I do! I think you know that. This is different.
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Yes. It's different bc it involves algos, NOT because "fake news" is a new thing.
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But by making "fake news" something other than it is AND claiming it is unique, you're overlooking best means to combat it.
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Put it this way: Silicon Valley is a very key player in fake news. Pretending this is not abt algos ignores toxins we empower
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I don't think I've done that. I anticipate more SV soul-searching about social platforms played, given influence campaigns.
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I hope. But we're already seeing info ops working in Germany. Will we fix this (by what means) before Merkel is brought down?
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