Conservatives in Congress and in the courts are attacking scholars and private companies that study the spread of falsehoods online. They are tying up their adversaries with information requests and subpoenas for records of communications and notes, harming their ability to do research and raise money. (The New York Times, June 19, 2023, by Steven Lee Myers and Sheera Frenkel)
In a related matter, Microsoft has launched a project to enable the public to find reliable and accurate information online. They plan to use ads to direct users to “trust indicators” useful to assess a website’s credibility. (The Associated Press, June 13, 2023, by Daid Klepper)