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Re: COVID-19 vs. our Networks


From: Rubens Kuhl <rubensk () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:13:40 -0300





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.


There is no other way to do that information filterning now. Nobody has
any authority of knowing better than others.

MUAs filters yes. (mail user agent)

Look at all data you receive, identify patterns, then act. That's all
one can do now.

There are easily identifiable patterns.

Develop trust.


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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