For some insight, read the linked article.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46136513
The gist is that social media platforms are being exploited as a feeding ground for a service sector economy based on disinformation. Why does fake news propagate? Because it brings advertizing revenue ("clickbait" ), and, in the chase for clicks online, the horrifying, shocking, exaggerated, or divisive wins out again and again. And because unwary people fall prey to this again and again. A few frequent posters to the GF and Debates forum come to mind...
@moonbus saidIt does bring to mind about the supposed high intelligence of the human race doesn't it.
For some insight, read the linked article.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46136513
The gist is that social media platforms are being exploited as a feeding ground for a service sector economy based on disinformation. Why does fake news propagate? Because it brings advertizing revenue ("clickbait" ), and, in the chase for clicks online, the horrifying, shocking, exa ...[text shortened]... all prey to this again and again. A few frequent posters to the GF and Debates forum come to mind...
@sonhouse saidWherever there's money to be made, someone will try it, by fair or foul means. The peculiar thing about this particular scam is that the people who take the bait are not the ones losing the money, so they don't get any wiser and keep on taking the bait.
It does bring to mind about the supposed high intelligence of the human race doesn't it.
@moonbus saidIf the news didn’t come with built in spin it more than likely would be acceptable to most. When it comes with right or left spin it is opinions about current events people reject. Some spin completely turns events into things that have nothing to do with what really occurred.
For some insight, read the linked article.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46136513
The gist is that social media platforms are being exploited as a feeding ground for a service sector economy based on disinformation. Why does fake news propagate? Because it brings advertizing revenue ("clickbait" ), and, in the chase for clicks online, the horrifying, shocking, exa ...[text shortened]... all prey to this again and again. A few frequent posters to the GF and Debates forum come to mind...
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In case anyone is still listening: Christopher Blair, the godfather of fake news:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_godfather_of_fake_news
In his own words: His aim is to trick conservative Americans into sharing false news, in the hope of showing what he calls their “stupidity”.
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@moonbus saidPerhaps Sacha Baron Cohen is sincerely flattered? 😊
@whomever
In case anyone is still listening: Christopher Blair, the godfather of fake news:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_godfather_of_fake_news
In his own words: His aim is to trick conservative Americans into sharing false news, in the hope of showing what he calls their “stupidity”.
@kellyjay saidEverything journalists do is a subjective editorial choice, from the size of headlines to the placement of quotes and illustrations, to the choice to report this murder vs. that murder. That doesn't make the information false.
If the news didn’t come with built in spin it more than likely would be acceptable to most. When it comes with right or left spin it is opinions about current events people reject. Some spin completely turns events into things that have nothing to do with what really occurred.
@sonhouse saidYou bought into the fake news saying hurricanes are worse because of global warming. The opposite is true.
It does bring to mind about the supposed high intelligence of the human race doesn't it.
Being duped into believing myths has nothing to do with intelligence. I know very intelligent people who believe absurd things because they heard the same myth from different sources. It is human nature. Propaganda takes advantage of that human nature.
@moonbus saidMoney is Power...Just look no further than the Trumpster!!!! 😉
Wherever there's money to be made, someone will try it, by fair or foul means. The peculiar thing about this particular scam is that the people who take the bait are not the ones losing the money, so they don't get any wiser and keep on taking the bait.
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@very-rusty saidHe is mightily gullible, too.
Money is Power...Just look no further than the Trumpster!!!! 😉
-VR
Well, it has a lot to do with what we call people's interest and that also tends to make them more curious when they see those news' titles. And since that stuff gets more views and does its own job as a great "click bait", I'm sure we will see more of that. I have tried to install some news apps from the CHplay or download site as APKnite or APKpure. I think it maybe much more believable when the news came from BBC or CNN or some trusted sites. Or it's just what I think 😏🙂