Governments around the world are addressing the issue of fake news. They are targeting the Internet giants, such as Facebook, Google and Yahoo. I think that this is a fair approach.
http://www.todayonline.com/commentary/can-governments-stop-fake-news
These giants are big enough to deal with the governments on what is "fake new" and "honest opinions".
The challenge is how to stop the spread of "fake news" after it has gone viral. The platform operator may delete the source of the fake news but they have to trace it all the way down the distribution chain.
http://www.todayonline.com/commentary/can-governments-stop-fake-news
These giants are big enough to deal with the governments on what is "fake new" and "honest opinions".
The challenge is how to stop the spread of "fake news" after it has gone viral. The platform operator may delete the source of the fake news but they have to trace it all the way down the distribution chain.
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