There’s no winning against fake news – but that doesn’t mean we should stop trying
There’s no winning against fake news – but that doesn’t mean we should stop trying
- June 25, 2019
- Cailin O’Connor, LPS, via Scroll.in, June 25, 2019
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Cailin O’Connor, associate professor of logic and philosophy of science and a member of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Science at the University of California Irvine writes, “Instead of growing victory gardens, the patriots of today can hunt down bots. We shouldn’t expect to win the informational arms race, but if we want to protect our democracy, we have to keep fighting new threats as they emerge.”
For the full story, please visit https://scroll.in/article/927971/theres-no-winning-against-fake-news-but-that-doesnt-mean-we-should-stop-trying.
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