Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the internet, 'fake news,' and net neutrality

Re:Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the internet, 'fake news... by Zapperino on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @02:10AM (#14306230)

The term fake news exists because breitbart, fox news, and infowars exist. Just the three most prominent examples in the US.

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Re:Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the internet, 'fake news... by ManlyBread on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @03:27AM (#14306468)

Why exclude the mainstream ones? Is there any news network that didn't report about WMDs in Iraq?

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Re:Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the internet, 'fake news... by tremon on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @08:43AM (#14307709)

IIRC, the more sensible ones (at least a few in Europe) reported that "Powell said he had proof" of WMDs in Iraq. So yes, they reported on it, and no, not everyone publication about WMDs in Iraq is automatically fake news.

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Re:Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the internet, 'fake news... by Neliquat on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @07:54AM (#14307478)

Take your partisian bs somewhere else.

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Re:Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the internet, 'fake news... by vivekd on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @04:55AM (#14306840)

So "fake news" just means popular right wing news sources. . . good to know.

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Re:Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the internet, 'fake news... by skocznymroczny on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @06:42AM (#14307217)

you mistyped cnn

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