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Don’t trust Daily Mail website, Microsoft browser warns users

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Re: Don’t trust Daily Mail website, Microsoft browser warns users

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Post by viraptor »

s9w wrote: post #2

Not cool. I can see that browsers want to warn people of (technically) dangerous websites. But websites that are 'wrong'? Slippiest of slopes.

This is an interesting case where the website is wrong by its own admissions. The number of redactions released for Daily Mail after publication is the highest in the UK (compared to other tabloids).

It's a kind of slippery slope, but it would be much worse if they made that judgement against some vaguely reasonable paper.

Re: Don’t trust Daily Mail website, Microsoft browser warns users

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Post by bb101 »

I suppose it might serve as a useful warning for readers from other countries, especially if their country doesn't have tabloids of their own. I would say most people in the UK know to take news from certain publications with a grain of salt, but it can be far from obvious for others.

Re: Don’t trust Daily Mail website, Microsoft browser warns users

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Post by beaconstudios »

viraptor wrote: post #3
s9w wrote: post #2

Not cool. I can see that browsers want to warn people of (technically) dangerous websites. But websites that are 'wrong'? Slippiest of slopes.

This is an interesting case where the website is wrong by its own admissions. The number of redactions released for Daily Mail after publication is the highest in the UK (compared to other tabloids). It's a kind of slippery slope, but it would be much worse if they made that judgement against some vaguely reasonable paper.

either way, browser vendors should not be the arbiters of truth. I can't think of a news source that hasn't had at least some falsities published - it's the nature of the industry. Sure, the Daily Mail is notably worse than others. But to single them out for "fake news" labelling is worryingly arbitrary.

Re: Don’t trust Daily Mail website, Microsoft browser warns users

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Post by s9w »

viraptor wrote: post #3
s9w wrote: post #2

Not cool. I can see that browsers want to warn people of (technically) dangerous websites. But websites that are 'wrong'? Slippiest of slopes.

This is an interesting case where the website is wrong by its own admissions. The number of redactions released for Daily Mail after publication is the highest in the UK (compared to other tabloids). It's a kind of slippery slope, but it would be much worse if they made that judgement against some vaguely reasonable paper.

Newsguard already managed to get installed on school and library PCs in some US states. If they succeed, they will soon be the most powerful organization in existence, as they will have total control of information. I don't blame Newsguard - of course they want more power for themselves. But I do blame Microsoft for working with them.

Re: Don’t trust Daily Mail website, Microsoft browser warns users

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Post by richardknop »

viraptor wrote: post #3
s9w wrote: post #2

Not cool. I can see that browsers want to warn people of (technically) dangerous websites. But websites that are 'wrong'? Slippiest of slopes.

This is an interesting case where the website is wrong by its own admissions. The number of redactions released for Daily Mail after publication is the highest in the UK (compared to other tabloids). It's a kind of slippery slope, but it would be much worse if they made that judgement against some vaguely reasonable paper.

That's a slippery slope though as all publications have redactions when they print stuff that's incorrect / wrong. Arguing that Daily Mail has more redactions than others is very dangerous. New York Times had to print corrections or redactions in the past, would it be acceptable for a browser to warn users that NYT should not be trusted?
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