Political groups who rail against how the established media provides coverage will continue to push the "fake news" meme. Establishment-friendly political groups will paint fringe/alternative media outlets as "fake news".
Social media companies will play the part of the military-industrial complex in the "terrorism" scenario; in this case they'll rush to prove to users that they have the best "fake news" filtering capabilities. Some will partner with one of the aforementioned political groups to help shape what media is deemed trustworthy, and which is "fake", to push a particular narrative.
It may not be called "fake news" a year from now, but it seems like many of the biggest players are eager to get involved with smiley-face censorship.
Political groups who rail against how the established media provides coverage will continue to push the "fake news" meme. Establishment-friendly political groups will paint fringe/alternative media outlets as "fake news".
Social media companies will play the part of the military-industrial complex in the "terrorism" scenario; in this case they'll rush to prove to users that they have the best "fake news" filtering capabilities. Some will partner with one of the aforementioned political groups to help shape what media is deemed trustworthy, and which is "fake", to push a particular narrative.
It may not be called "fake news" a year from now, but it seems like many of the biggest players are eager to get involved with smiley-face censorship.