This is becoming a growing issue as more of us turn to digital sources (directly or indirectly) as a means of engaging with and understanding world events.

A growing % of people indicate they get news from sources such as Facebook and other social media (increasingly via ‘shares’), with the result that free yet less reliable sources are being promoted, over paid but more reliable sources.

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This means that a lot of the most vital information will end up locked behind the paywall. And while I am not much of a New Yorker fan either, it’s concerning that the Hoover Institute will freely give you Richard Epstein’s infamous article downplaying the threat of coronavirus, but Isaac Chotiner’s interview demolishing Epstein requires a monthly subscription, meaning that the lie is more accessible than its refutation.
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