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

Posted by msmash on from the you're-not-alone dept.

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.

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  1. Re: "Fake news" or "Opinions I disagree with?" by PopeRatzo · · Score: 1, Troll

    Do people believe that presidents create jobs?

    Here's someone who does:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com...

    "“I’ve created over a million jobs since I’m president.”
    — President Trump, remarks on infrastructure, Aug. 15, 2017

    “I think if we continue to create jobs like I’ve done — over 1 million since I’ve been in office, way over 1 million.”
    — Trump, remarks at rally in Phoenix, Aug. 22, 2017

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    You are welcome on my lawn.
  2. Re:You mean CNN? by KiloByte · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, but CNN is downright scary. They were a respectable news source not so long ago, but nowadays? Main headline in huge letters: "Israel must be stopped". WTF?!? At that very time, the front page highlights (ie, before you scroll down) also included a call for racial war, and also one for gender war.

    In disgust, I went and searched for what domain name Daily Stormer had that day. Anti-Israel, check. Racial war, check. Gender war, nope. So CNN was actually worse.

    US news sites are completely bonkers. You have far-left and far-right, with nothing in between.

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    The creatures outside looked from Alt-Right to Antifa; but already it was impossible to say which was which.