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Apple assigns ‘human editors’ to tackle fake news
MSN ^
| 6/27/18
Posted on 07/05/2018 8:48:59 AM PDT by Libloather
Seeing the rising issue of fake news and its repercussions amongst public, new ways to tackle this problem are being set up. Tech giant Apple has taken the decision to take charge of filtering fake news from real news on itself. The aim of this move is to present reliable news to its readers ahead of the mid-term elections. The Apple News app added a new section which will highlight stories curated by human editors. These stories will be well-sourced and fact-based.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: apple; censorship; editors; fake; fakenews; human; news
And, as always, this could be fake news.
To: Libloather
Or they could really be hiring censors.
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posted on
07/05/2018 8:55:18 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Libloather
I’d be more impressed with Apple if in the next iOS update there was a new feature setting that would only allow me to receive calls from my contacts list... BAMB! No more robo calls!
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posted on
07/05/2018 8:57:15 AM PDT
by
3boysdad
(The very elect.)
To: Libloather
The aim of this move is to present reliable news to its readers ahead of the mid-term elections. So it is rooted in politics.
The fine folks over at Apple would never be biased in their beliefs, right?
It's not like they are a conglomeration of young liberals fresh out of college...
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posted on
07/05/2018 9:02:04 AM PDT
by
TLI
( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
To: BenLurkin
Or they could really be hiring censors. That is what we call them in China.
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posted on
07/05/2018 9:03:52 AM PDT
by
Petrosius
To: 3boysdad
I thought there was such a feature?
To: Libloather
Doing the work that bots wont do.
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posted on
07/05/2018 9:11:41 AM PDT
by
Lisbon1940
(No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
To: Libloather
"Comrades, we will discover bourgeoisie fake news with alacrity!"
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posted on
07/05/2018 9:27:58 AM PDT
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: Libloather
And by fake news they mean anything that counters the leftard narrative or puts out bad news about a leftard.
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posted on
07/05/2018 9:38:02 AM PDT
by
Grimmy
(equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
To: Libloather
Who in the blazes made LEFTIST, "Made in COMMUNIST China", Chinese SLAVE LABOR loving A P P L E the arbiter of what is and is not "Fake News" IN AMERICA?
Leftist, facial recognition Fakebook, goose-step Google, and "Made in China" Apple can all "take a hike" as far as determining "Fake News".
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posted on
07/05/2018 9:45:07 AM PDT
by
Jmouse007
(Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
To: 3boysdad
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posted on
07/05/2018 9:50:43 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(Go go Godzilla)
To: Libloather
“Human editors”? LOL!! Lying bastards. Apple means “subversive Marxist propagandists”.
To: PapaBear3625
Ooh, ping to check out later.
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posted on
07/05/2018 10:00:47 AM PDT
by
Kommodor
(Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
To: Libloather
Trying to squelch news is much harder than making it Censorship these days is nearly impossible Even the Chinese the mullahs etc can't do it effectively Not with the internet satellites and cell phones Listening devices can be as small as a small button now It's great Because the everlasting truth will eventually win in the end. It. Cannot lose The key evils to defeat are Islam and socialism Communism is dead 💀 Socialism has had some spectacular failures recently and now the educational commie front is being exposed The demoncat party IS their vehicle The republic party by DEFAULT is ours
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posted on
07/05/2018 10:33:26 AM PDT
by
Truthoverpower
(The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
To: Libloather
>> These stories will be well-sourced and fact-based. <<
HA! That, right there, is fake news at it’s finest. The last honest editor left town in his brand new 1960 Buick. There’s been no such honest critter with a sharp blue pencil since then. The newspaper editors back in the day would have unleashed a profane dressing down on every one of these print and broadcast hacks today. Then, he’d have blown a cloud of cigar smoke in their face and growled, “Do it over, KID, and do it right this time.”
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posted on
07/05/2018 10:43:07 AM PDT
by
torqemada
(Those who know, don't say. Those who say, don't know.)
To: Libloather
Apple assigns human editors to tackle fake news
Now, what possibly could go wrong with this plan?
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posted on
07/05/2018 10:47:40 AM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
("The MSM is the enemy of the American people"...Democrat Pat Caddell)
To: Libloather
“The aim of this move is to present reliable news to its readers”
well, i guess that should pretty much eliminate CNN, right? (he said sarcastically) ...
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:35:18 AM PDT
by
catnipman
((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
To: Libloather
“These stories will be well-sourced”
which means that 99% of “news” will now be eliminated from Apple’s vetted sources since the leftist fake stream media publishes mostly anonymous rumors at this point, right? (he said sarcastically) ...
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:38:12 AM PDT
by
catnipman
((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
To: PapaBear3625
Thanks, I’ll give it a try.
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posted on
07/05/2018 12:09:49 PM PDT
by
3boysdad
(The very elect.)
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