microsoft Microsoft Edge Browser Accused of Displaying Fake News in New Tabs

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Microsoft Edge Browser Accused of Displaying Fake News in New Tabs

 

 

News outlet partnership go wrong for Edge users

 

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Microsoft Edge is the new default browser in Windows 10, and as part of the software giant’s attempt to boost its adoption, it is offering a feature that displays news in the start page and in new tabs.

 

All the news is delivered by MSN with help from news outlets across the world, and while at first glance everything should be pretty helpful for users, it turns out that the browser is suffering from an issue that the Internet is trying to deal with as we speak: fake news.

 

A number of users have turned to the built-in Windows 10 Feedback Hub app to complain about what they claim to be fake news displayed in Microsoft Edge, explaining that the balanced news that they should find in the browser do not exist and most sources are trying to give articles a certain spin that shouldn’t be there.

 

“I have been disgusted to read such clearly slanted stories. I would prefer to read news reports that allowed me to draw my own conclusions that did not seem intent on spinning the news in one direction or another. It is time that you offered BALANCED news instead of relying on your partnerships with news outlets that clearly have an agenda in their news reporting,” one such comment reads.

 

Microsoft still tightlipped

 

Microsoft Edge does not allow users to edit news sources, but only to choose the categories they want to receive articles for, so there’s no way to deal with the alleged fake news without the company’s own tweaks.

 

Of course, Microsoft Edge does not deliberately spread fake news, and if this is indeed happening, it’s only the fault of the sources that the browser is configured to use to show articles in the start page and in new tabs.

 

Microsoft, however, hasn’t said a single thing until now and is yet to respond to the suggestion posted in the Feedback Hub, so it remains to be seen if the company gives more power to users to configure news sources or if the company itself removes sources involved in spreading fake news.

 

 

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[steven36]

i dont even know if this story is true or not..1st  off  EDGE has a very little users and i never tired it so i dont care what they do and 2nd most news post like this i read every day from sites like Beta News and Softpedia  about windows i cant find no to very little info at no other sites to confirm it .  if the story is worth 2 cents it will  at lest be posted by 5 sites.So  you sure this not fake news about fake news? It dont matter what browser i use there will be fake news it's the internet Goggle., Duckduckgo . Yahoo and Bimg  is full of it be it via search or YouTube  Is there some kind of   filter I dont know about in Firefox and Chrome that stops it from showing fake news ?