Life in the future
Facebook and Google will stop selling ads to fake news sites in an effort to clean up the internet. And, as asserted, because fake news allowed Trump to win. Whatever will CNN and MSNBC do. I kid. Sorta.
I really doubt facebook’s commitment to that. Because there’s a lot of that stuff that comes through the app by shares or ads. A while back, I used to be able to hover over the offending post and select “hide all from”. I did this for sites like GatewayPundit, WesternJournalism, Conservative National Enquirer*, Vox, sites that have Truth and Patriot in them, homeopathy, and many others I can’t recall. That feature is now limited and I assume it’s because these sites are paying for that.
Policing that should be your own responsibility.
The future is stupid.
* Seriously, guys, I’m not going to be an ad partner. Stop emailing.
November 15th, 2016 at 8:16 pm
The Pope has declared that telling lies on the internet is a mortal sin and that, if caught, sinners will be crucified should they ever set foot in the Vatican or any catholic church.
November 16th, 2016 at 7:07 am
Media columnist Jim Rutenberg’s suggestion in the New York Times that the cure for fake journalism is an overwhelming dose of good journalism…… The New York Times suggesting a cure for fake journalism! Hahahah!
November 17th, 2016 at 2:45 am
* Seriously, guys, I’m not going to be an ad partner. Stop emailing.
I laugh, because I feel your pain.