COVID-19 vs. our Networks

Mon Mar 16 14:13:40 UTC 2020

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> > As readier as the Internet is today, part of the mega spread of the
> > fallout from the Coronavirus is because information is not only
> > traveling way faster, a lot of it is also not (necessarily) verified or
> > moderated before being shared with is consumers.
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> There is no other way to do that information filterning now. Nobody has
> any authority of knowing better than others.
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> MUAs filters yes. (mail user agent)
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> Look at all data you receive, identify patterns, then act. That's all
> one can do now.
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> There are easily identifiable patterns.
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> Develop trust.
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Most misinformation is being carried nowadays by peer-to-peer messaging
(like WhatsApp) and social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), so even
if a miracle device appeared and was put in front of all mail systems,  it
would have very little effect.

Rubens
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