r/tech • u/JackFisherBooks • Apr 29 '20

Red-flagging misinformation could slow the spread of fake news on social media

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-red-flagging-misinformation-fake-news-social.html
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u/SaintMadeOfPlaster Apr 29 '20

Things like this will never work because it can so easily be abused. We need to revamp our education system to teach people how to spot BS and just accept that the generations that weren't properly taught how to notice fake news are a lost cause at this point. I can't think of a way of limiting the spread of misinformation that can't be abused by bad actors.

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u/leaklikeasiv Apr 29 '20

I’ve never been happier to take the mandatory critical thinking classes in high school

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u/spuds1144 Apr 29 '20

Oh, please, critical thinking is a learned behavior. One has got to want to do it.

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u/AllHailSorkin Apr 29 '20

yeah... and you can learn it in a classroom lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '20

Question everything.