Jump to content

New browser red-flags disputed facts on the web


Ambrocious

Recommended Posts

James Keller

The Canadian Press

August 30, 2009

Editor’s note: Apparently multinational corporations and governments will decide what information on the internet is “questionable.”

Developers of new web browsing software that flags questionable claims or outright lies on the web hope it will become a valuable tool to deal with the misinformation that litters the Internet.

But observers say Dispute Finder, an experimental browser extension developed by Intel, and the many websites that already aim to debunk online rumours and falsehoods face an enormous task. It isn’t as easy as simply telling someone they’re wrong.

Once installed, Dispute Finder highlights in red what it determines are disputed claims on websites, then offers users links to alternative points of view and evidence to back them up.

“It’s important to be aware when something you’re reading is not the only opinion, when there is another point of view worth paying attention to,” says California-based Intel researcher Rob Ennals.

SOURCE: InfoWars.com

FULL ARTICLE: TheSpec.com

Link to comment
Share on other sites


  • Replies 2
  • Views 920
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...