"it will use artificial intelligence to analyze groups of articles on a particular story topic and identify the ones most often cited as the original source."
and
"Facebook will also begin to down-rank news in its algorithm that doesn't have bylines, or present information about the company's editorial staff on the publishers' website."
Okay those are the new requirements for content mills and fake propaganda outlets. How long before they adapt?
Actually vetting reporters, reportage and news outlets is really hard for a team of smart humans editors to do. Even the premiere organizations like the NYT and Washington Post with their armies of editors has failed at this from time to time. Algorithms are not ready for this task yet.
and
"Facebook will also begin to down-rank news in its algorithm that doesn't have bylines, or present information about the company's editorial staff on the publishers' website."
Okay those are the new requirements for content mills and fake propaganda outlets. How long before they adapt?
Actually vetting reporters, reportage and news outlets is really hard for a team of smart humans editors to do. Even the premiere organizations like the NYT and Washington Post with their armies of editors has failed at this from time to time. Algorithms are not ready for this task yet.