The internet has turned us all into amateur detectives(theguardian.com)

8 pointsby ipsocannibalhá 5 anos2 comments

The internet has turned us all into amateur detectives

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/25/internet-amateur-detectives-social-media-true-crime

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The internet has not done anything. We've always been this way.

"digging, deducing, hunting for clues about other people’s lives" is just easier to do with the internet.

Snawoothá 5 anos

When I've seen title I first assumed that article talks about huge amount of fake news and how fact checking is shifted to thoughtful reader. It's not a subject of article, however, it's the case for real. And it's extremely exhausting for everyone who wants to keep up with situation around. Turns out, lies have costs for everyone.