Re Mozilla launches new effort to counter fake news

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: "Jonathan M. Smith" <jms () cis upenn edu>
> Date: August 10, 2017 at 10:56:59 AM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Cc: ip <ip () listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Mozilla launches new effort to counter fake news
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> Dave:
> Your readers may be interested in this paper on an adjacent discipline:
> http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5551111/
>
> -JMS
>
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> Jonathan M. Smith
> Professor of CIS and Pompa Professor
> E: jms () cis upenn edu; T: 215.898.9509
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> > On Aug 9, 2017, at 2:17 PM, Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote:
> >
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> > > Begin forwarded message:
> > >
> > > From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
> > > Subject: Mozilla launches new effort to counter fake news
> > > Date: August 9, 2017 at 1:15:07 PM EDT
> > > To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior () attrition org>, Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> > >
> > > Mozilla launches new effort to counter fake news
> > >
> > > By Joe Uchill - 08/09/17 12:50 PM EDT 10
> > >
> > > http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/345906-mozilla-launches-new-program-to-counter-misinformation
> > >
> > > Mozilla, the creators of the popular Firefox web browser, are launching a new program to counter fake news stories.
> > >
> > > Fabricated news, made to mislead or turn a profit, is a growing problem in online communities. The U.S. 
> > > intelligence community assessed that Russia used social media to propagate misinformation campaigns throughout the 
> > > 2016 presidential race.
> > >
> > > "Misinformation devalues the open web," said Katharina Borchert, Mozilla chief innovation officer, on Wednesday, 
> > > announcing their new initiative. "We see this as a threat to the fabric of our society."
> > >
> > > The Mozilla Information Trust Initiative (MITI) will increase funding for research on misinformation, the first 
> > > findings to be released later this year. The company hopes to leverage Firefox's size and reach to get data about 
> > > news browsing habits.
> > >
> > > MITI will also tailor products to amplify actual news over fake news, expand an effort to increase digital news 
> > > literacy and fund designers to work on software to provide on-the-fly visualizations of the problem.
> > >
> > > "There will not be a quick technical fix," said Borchert, who emphasized the importance of tackling the issue from 
> > > multiple fronts.
> > >
> > > Fake news is more than just an issue of influencing mass numbers of people. After the election, some producers of 
> > > predominantly right-wing viral news stories acknowledged their work as hoaxes designed to attract advertising 
> > > revenue.
> > >
> > > Mozilla is dedicating staff to MITI, including a new senior fellow and a research team under Borchert's purview.
> >
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