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Stephen Downes

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Advertising is the original fake news. And if we look at the history of advertising, it says nothing good about the future of news. "First, in all likelihood, fake news will spread, despite efforts to rein it in." But maybe there is hope. "As we are inundated with new, targeted, deceptive ads, we may get sick of them and, perhaps, stop finding them persuasive." But effectively leaves us with no news, or at best, pale 'Consumer Reports' versions of news.

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