I love the internet but it's filled with so much garbage and lies now

[steven100]

The internet use to be a great source of correct and proper information.

Sadly,  crooks, thieves and scammers have moved in and now nothing can be believed or considered correct.

 

Honestly,     this world is such a dismal place when you can't even accept the information for your school project as being honest.

The world is full of scammers ....  and it's about time the governments got serious about it. 

 

[Hummin]

Quit social media last year January, and now this forum is on a thin line as well. 

 

We will see when back in Norway. Think it is time to pull the plug and start reading books again. Real hardcover books.

[OneMoreFarang]

I agree with the problem of lots of false information.

 

I think most of the time we don't need accurate information on short notice. It would be good if we get them, but not tragic if we don't get them.

Everything we see on the internet or TV or written somewhere is maybe correct and maybe not. This is what we should always have in mind. We read or see a plane crashed. And then we hear x people died. And the reason for the crash was x. Is all that correct? Maybe. Probably a plane crashed. Just now or some time ago? Not sure. Did rescue operations find already z dead people? Or do they just assume all are dead? And does anybody after a few hours really know why it happened? Speculation, maybe, guesses. But facts?

 

With some things I just wait. I.e. with that plane crash in DC, let's read the news in a week or two. Then the information will be likely a lot more accurate than now.

And check the news on different sources.

 

I think the biggest giveaway for incorrect information is always when people are totally one-sided. Trump is to blame for everything. Or Trump has always good ideas. No! There is extreme seldom black and white. There is a lot of grey. And when people behave like they know everything and for them the world is black and white then we should realize that we can't trust these people. Move on! Watch or read what others say.

 

[Lacessit]

Lies and lying are now accepted behavior from political leaders.

 

Who remembers when John Profumo was forced to resign from the British ministry for lying to Parliament in 1963? How likely is that now?

 

The response to facts on the internet is ad hominem attacks. Or assertions without evidence, which can be dismissed without evidence.

 

Freedom of speech on the internet has resulted in some influencers being able to disseminate misinformation and hate, with no checks on them.

 

Governments should do something about it? They are among the worst offenders.

 

 

[proton]

Tik Tok is the worst, probably be good if it was banned

[save the frogs]

5 hours ago, steven100 said:

and it's about time the governments got serious about it. 

you mean the same folks who gave you the fake moon landing story? 

[HappyExpat57]

6 hours ago, steven100 said:

The internet use to be a great source of correct and proper information.

Sadly,  crooks, thieves and scammers have moved in and now nothing can be believed or considered correct.

 

Honestly,     this world is such a dismal place when you can't even accept the information for your school project as being honest.

The world is full of scammers ....  and it's about time the governments got serious about it. 

 

This post is interesting and brings up more questions to ponder.

 

1. Which government should get serious about it? Murikkka? The new regime is the master of lies and coverups, and the two billionaire Ministers of Truth (circa: Orwell 1984) have openly declared facts no longer matter.

 

2. Where can you get legitimate info? Fox? MSNBC? While Fox has been proven to be the leader at spreading misinformation, MSNBC is a close second, and most networks parrot these two to feed the poisonous narrative their viewers WANT to absorb, NOT report unbiased facts.

 

3. Search engines - Google? DuckDuckGo? The manipulation of search results is now common knowledge so they can't be trusted. I have yet to find a decent search engine that returns trustworthy results consistently. Case in point - Biden made a claim that people were paying $400/month for their insulin. Damned if I could find anything to refute or verify that statement. I entered a very simple question: "How much did insulin cost in 2022?" Results: LOTS of mudslinging at Biden or the other guy depending on which way the site leaned.

 

I firmly believe we will not see a solution in our lifetimes. Division of the populace is too important to governments (which are really just fronts for Big Business) to maintain a firm grip. Flooding the internet with garbage fits too nicely into their plans.

[TedG]

57 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

This post is interesting and brings up more questions to ponder.

 

1. Which government should get serious about it? Murikkka? The new regime is the master of lies and coverups, and the two billionaire Ministers of Truth (circa: Orwell 1984) have openly declared facts no longer matter.

 

2. Where can you get legitimate info? Fox? MSNBC? While Fox has been proven to be the leader at spreading misinformation, MSNBC is a close second, and most networks parrot these two to feed the poisonous narrative their viewers WANT to absorb, NOT report unbiased facts.

 

3. Search engines - Google? DuckDuckGo? The manipulation of search results is now common knowledge so they can't be trusted. I have yet to find a decent search engine that returns trustworthy results consistently. Case in point - Biden made a claim that people were paying $400/month for their insulin. Damned if I could find anything to refute or verify that statement. I entered a very simple question: "How much did insulin cost in 2022?" Results: LOTS of mudslinging at Biden or the other guy depending on which way the site leaned.

 

I firmly believe we will not see a solution in our lifetimes. Division of the populace is too important to governments (which are really just fronts for Big Business) to maintain a firm grip. Flooding the internet with garbage fits too nicely into their plans.

 

You can do your research.  It's not that hard.