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Stephen Downes

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There's a long history of trying to rank things according to the credibility of the source, and an equally long history of these systems being gamed, being too diffocult to use, or being fundamentally unreliable, and then failing. Even the most trusted publisher may run advertising. Even the most respected celebrity will accept money to endorse a product. This article suggests Facebook is giving this approach another attempt. The probability of success is low.

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