By Evgeny Morozov / The GuardianThree years into US President Donald Trump’s presidency, the moral panic over “fake news” and “post-truth” has not abated. Invoking the Chinese threat has bought the tech companies some time, but it would not work forever. The impending tech bubble is only going to increase everyone’s hatred of Silicon Valley; the calls for action will grow louder. More government regulation is, indeed, likely to follow — and stemming the tide of “fake news” would be one of the highest priorities. This adherence to rationality and rules is the true modernist part of Wikipedia that has, so far, befuddled many of its observers.

Source: Taipei Times November 04, 2019 15:58 UTC