NDM: Here's the truth: 'fake news' is not social media's fault

Here's the truth: 'fake news' is not social media's fault

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/nov/23/heres-the-truth-fake-news-is-not-social-medias-fault

Summary: 

Before, there used to be news that would be challenged by the peoples views and ideologies, now we have news trying to battle these fake news articles that people on the internet have created. This article shows how the demand for a platform to help give the consumers a voice, was not a good idea after all as it is seen to have done more bad than good. It states that these 'fake news' were not only advertising heavy, but were propagandistic, one example is the US election. 

Statistics: 

• 500 students at a university had banned The Sun, Daily Mail and Daily Express from entering the school grounds

Own view:

This article shows another flaw in the new and digital media spectrum. When people ask for something that has never happened before, it will become exploited and used for their own gain similar to the way the 'fake news' stories have come about. People have become so obsessed with this 'power' that they are ready to abuse it for entertainment and misleading purposes.