Americans Don't Think the Platforms Are Doing Enough To Fight Fake News (poynter.org)

Journalists regularly weigh in on what platforms like Facebook and Google are and aren't doing to stop the spread of viral misinformation. But what do Americans at large think? From a report: Nothing good, according to a new survey published by Gallup and the Knight Foundation on Wednesday. The report, based on web surveys from a random sample of 1,203 U.S. adults, found that 85 percent of Americans don't think the platforms are doing enough to stop the spread of fake news. Additionally, 88 percent want tech companies to be transparent about how they surface content, while 79 percent think those companies should be regulated like other media organizations -- a common trope among journalists. That's despite the fact that the majority of people surveyed (54 percent) said social media platforms help keep them informed and that they're concerned about those companies making editorial judgments.

Comments

'People' need to stop being DUMB

[Rick Schumann]

You know.. if I see something on a legitimate news site that sounds outrageous or out of step with reality in some way? I look elsewhere to see if it's being reported accurately (Snopes is good for this). Most people? Not so much, apparently. Stop using Zuckerbook and other so-called 'social media' as a news source, for starters! Then apply this Magical Thing called 'critical thinking', and (shocker!) common sense. There, was that so hard?

Re: propaganda

[Bodhammer]

https://www.washingtonexaminer...

I notice that you and you pal above have failed to address the basic point instead chose to point out that example of propaganda was gun control. The article is about PROPOGANDA but instead, you do like the current press does which uses false analogies, obfuscation, straw men arguments, and flat out lies to change the subject of whatever you do not want closely examined. You and your ilk disgust me. You are liars, and at best "useful idiots" if you are not actually foreign agents or provocateurs.

In closing, go fuck yourself.