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The Most Chilling Words Today: I’m from NewsGuard and I am Here to Rate you Below is my column in The Hill on the recent notice that this blog is now being formally “reviewed” by NewsGuard, a company that I just criticized in a prior Hill column as a threat to free speech. The questions …
via thehill: Recently, I wrote a Hill column criticizing NewsGuard, a rating operation being used to warn users, advertisers, educators and funders away from media outlets based on how it views the outlets’ “credibility and transparency.” Roughly a week later, NewsGuard came knocking at my door. My blog, Res Ipsa (jonathanturley.org), is now being reviewed and the questions sent …
A fact-checking outlet is trying to teach artificial intelligence not to unwittingly spread fake pictures, videos, and other hoaxes about Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the leadup to the 2024 election. In an announcement first shared with Semafor, NewsGuard said this month it is rolling out a new line of services aimed at pushing …
Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, issued a new warning Wednesday about the left-wing ratings company NewsGuard. In a post on the site, X said it was the latest organization to be targeted by NewsGuard, which has systematically targeted conservative media. “NewsGuard is about to publish a ‘report’ on misinformation on X. As …
via vigilantnews In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital information, NewsGuard has emerged as a self-appointed gatekeeper, aiming to safeguard the public from the scourge of misinformation. With a self-proclaimed mission to “restore trust and accountability,” NewsGuard has positioned itself as a bulwark against the tides of deceptive content. However, the very ramparts meant to …
The United States government and internet “watchdog” NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. were sued today in federal court in Manhattan for First Amendment violations and defamation by news organization Consortium for Independent Journalism, a nonprofit that publishes Consortium News. https://consortiumnews.com/2023/10/23/us-government-newsguard-sued-by-consortium-news/
via naturalnews: Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has issued a warning to the censorship company NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. about promoting a rating system for the quality of information, as though they are some kind of “arbiter of truth.” The Sunshine State CFO further said that this practice may trigger the state’s divestment laws and that he …