GainingSteem.Com's News Accuracy Platform 'Boolean' Will Counter The Machine Learning Problems That Cause Fake News Proliferation On Sites Like Facebook

The Machine Learning Algorithms employed by Facebook and other sites utilize past behavior of users in deciding what type of advertisements and content they see displayed on their news feeds. This creates what are called filter bubbles, which are scenarios in which a user is just presented with content that they are likely to comment on, likely to click on, or likely to give a like to. The problem with this is that it will create an environment that never presents facts that disagree with or disprove their preexisting narrative/factual foundation. It creates an environment that promotes and eases the natural phenomenon of Confirmation Bias. This is about as fertile an environment can be for Fake News.

Confirmation Bias is the tendency that humans have (some more than others) to accept, encourage, and utilize information that confirms their preexisting beliefs and to discard and disregard information that is counter to it. When Machine Learning Algorithms are literally promoting only the news that you have 'liked' in the past and essentially saying 'good job, you were right' over and over, promotions from the Sea of content creators that share your opinions providing more and more pats on the back, this makes misinformation as easy as blinking. GainingSteem.Com's News Accuracy Platform Boolean aims to open people's eyes again and to widen their field of vision in the News Landscape.

As companies and users adopt our Desktop And Mobile Notifications via our Apps, as well as companies begin to utilize our Boolean API to integrate our Accuracy Checking into their websites, people will begin to take everything with a grain of salt and will be better off for it. Heck, Boolean provides that grain of salt. It will provide metrics regarding the articles accuracy, any issues of bias, or any issues of misinformation. Boolean will also provide past history of the site's record as a News Proliferation Mechanism; Boolean will give ratings based on past history of the site with regards to Accuracy, Bias, and Any Issues Of Misinformation/Disinformation.

All of these features combat the Fake News Proliferation caused by the Machine Learning Algorithms employed by Facebook and other sites for advertising purposes, because it undoes the 'spell' that is caused by them by providing that alternative point of view or set of facts (if there exists an accuracy or bias problem) so that users are not stuck in their filter bubbles. Our customizable notification settings and full transparency allow for a great user experience to match our mission to empower News Consumers. Ethereum's Blockchain allows for this transparency and permanency of record keeping for our platform, ensuring we remain a neutral entity in the News Realm, and Arbiter for integrity, honesty, and standards of accuracy in the field.

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