The Problem With Fake News Is Not That Its Fake
Paritosh Sharma ???? (Shunya AI Certified)
Building - Shunya AI
Year 2016 was revolutionary in every sense of the word 'revolution'. The world witnessed military coups, occupy X movements, governments were toppled, new leaders chosen democratically who were not the first favorites, technology changed the world and more.
"Its incredibly powerful to imagine that people around the world were moved emotionally to such an extent that they took the mantle of changing the world themselves"
Several conspiracy theories cropped up and a lot more that led to shaping the human perception in ways that were not truly 'real'.
And then came along people who used their smarts to exploit the human emotion vulnerability. They created rumours, propaganda and finally FAKE NEWS!
NEWS has impacted the world deeply. Fake news, Propaganda, Rumours have especially been majorly impactful.
The real problem with fake news!
I have been researching deeply by reading articles and culling out facts from various sources on what is true and what is not. The insight is powerful.
The problem with fake news is not that its fake. Its that it spreads fast and when millions share it on social media, it establishes a perception that makes it appear real. People start believing in it and they share it widely.
The solution to this problem!
In the world of click-baits and sharp headlines that are made up to capture readers' attention it will be tough for Google/ Facebook to solve this problem completely. Advertising dollars after all come through media!
What's needed hence is a self-funded organisation that will ensure that people get only the news that's ranked by millions as 'true' and is supported by people 'who can drive facts' or are 'trusted'.
FON NEWS - Fake Or Not, You Decide!
I am beginning an experiment (funded by self at present), to build a news feed that allows NEWS that is marked trusted by a large set of people around the world.
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FON NEWS will share open invites to form a core team of smart people around the world to build this platform and impact the world for the better.
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8 年https://lnkd.in/fEygVKY
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8 年This is a hurdle - but not a solution. Who is going to verify news as "real"? If it is crowd based it can be manipulated i. e. by bots or fake accounts. If it is a panel of experts it will be called "biased" by the opposition - which makes it a label - but people that do not trust the panel - will take the label as the opposite and just look for news without it (because that is the news that is not "manipulated"). The bigger problem lies in the algorithms that filter out stuff that you might not like - so you will not even see it in the first place. Your news feed becomes your small little "safe space" where you can create your own reality. If you live in a world where you distrust news - no news with a "real" label might pop up in your feed - because your peers are not sharing it either.
Programista WordPress
8 年I've been observing for years how the Internet dissolves the category of truth. It is not something new, but indeed the phenomenon gains in strength. Before the Internet, truth was something which has a reference to reality. It is a simplification, but in general, it was verifiable, if something was true or false. Experts (also historians, journalists) and scientists decided on that, and outcomes of their discussions and research reached the society in the form of news, articles, books,encyclopedias etc. Today we live in a time of knowledge 2.0 or even x.0. Everybody generates their own content, which is as true as everyone else's content, because main criteria is now SEO and number of likes/shares/followers. People find the truth they can and want easily accept, and if experts think otherwise, they can be easily labelled as agents of establishment or put in any conspiracy theory context. I have no faintest idea, if this trend can be reversed. I don't even know, if it should be reversed. Anyway, I will observe initiatives like yours with curiosity, wishing you luck. Kind regards!
Customer Success Manager | Driving Growth & Engagement | Passionate About Building Lasting Relationships & Delivering Exceptional Experiences
8 年This is an interesting perspective. I think social media has become the only source of news for some. This obviously needs to be avoided and people should critically think, before jumping on the bandwagon. Remember not everything on the Internet is true!