And as is the case with most commodities, the value is related to its relative scarcity.
Here's a good question: "Where does a 30-something journalist in Turkey get the authority to control what people in the United States, and in other countries around the world, can and cannot see on social media platforms?"
Here's an interesting thread on one corner of the fact checking racket.
Sounds like the biggest challenge the unelected fact checkers face is harassment from the great unwashed masses who resent being told what to think and believe.
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The internet needs a viable challenge to Google's monopoly.
ReplyDeleteI take it as a personal affront that no Australian journalists are on the list. Dammit, we've got the entire ABC to choose from. It's loaded with good prospects.
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