#15: the internet is perfect incubator for #fakenews and its material results
A screenshot from the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website, from the New York Times, 2-23-17.
The fake news is not new, and it should not come as a surprise. In reality, the internet is primarily a place of censorship, capitalism, surveillance, distraction, and entertainment: the perfect incubator for fake news and all that might result from it.
See More 100hardtruths-#fakenews:
- “With a Big Red Stamp, Russia is Singling Out What It Calls ‘Fake’ News,” Neil MacFarquhar
- The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom, Evgeny Morozov, 2012
To see a poetic response to this hardtruth:
"Forget The Audience"This page has paths:
- Virality is Virility Alexandra Juhasz
- Fake News R Us Alexandra Juhasz
- Some #100hardtruths of the Internet Alexandra Juhasz