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Discussion on: 13 ways the Internet is broken - #9 will shock you!

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Andrew Smith • Edited

I doubt if there will ever be a viable way to stop "fake news". People in charge have a hard time staying honest, and news that they don't agree with will become "fake news", imo.

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Ben Calder

Sure there is: most of the fake news is spread via unregulated social media platforms. Those platforms need to take proper responsibility for the content posted on their sites - or have it imposed upon them. They're making enough money that they can invest properly in tackling this; instead of brushing it off and claiming they're protecting people's right to free speech. All they're protecting is their profit margin.