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Microsoft Edge Commits to Fighting Fake News

Tom Warren writes on The Verge, “Microsoft has started warning users of its Edge mobile browser about untrustworthy news sites. The software giant has partnered with NewsGuard to provide warnings in its Edge browser for iOS and Android, and this functionality has been added this week as an optional setting.” NewsGuard, founded by journalists, rates sites using nine criteria, such as whether they use deceptive headlines or often publish false content and whether they are transparent about their ownership and financing.

Warren notes that “[a]lthough Edge mobile isn’t widely used, Microsoft’s move is still significant. Experts have warned that we’re heading towards an ‘information apocalypse’ involving AI-generated fakes and fake news. A significant lack of digital literacy can make people easily vulnerable to fake news and viral hoaxes, and as technology and AI get even smarter it’s going to be more difficult to spot a fake.”

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