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Microsoft forms coalition to censor “disinformation” online
reclaimthenet.org ^ | February 22, 2021 |  Rick Findlay

Posted on 02/22/2021 6:06:33 PM PST by lowbridge

Together with a few other tech and media corporations, Microsoft has formed a coalition focused on fighting “disinformation” and fake news. The other founding members of the coalition are Truepic, Intel, BBC, Adobe, and Arm.

Disinformation and fake news have become prevalent buzzwords to create a justification to censor in this digital age.  It’s now very easy for people to formulate and spread falsehoods, according to the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity.

“There’s a critical need to address widespread deception in online content — now supercharged by advances in AI and graphics and diffused rapidly via the internet. Our imperative as researchers and technologists is to create and refine technical and sociotechnical approaches to this grand challenge of our time. We’re excited about methods for certifying the origin and provenance of online content. It’s an honor to work alongside Adobe, BBC and other C2PA members to take this critical work to the next step,” Microsoft wrote in a blog post announcing the coalition.

According to Microsoft, the C2PA will “develop content provenance specifications for common asset types and formats to enable publishers, creators and consumers to trace the origin and evolution of a piece of media, including images, videos, audio and documents.”

Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has been a big supporter of modern moves to censor more on social media.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigtech; freespeech; internet; lol; microsoft; narrativeenforcement; technotyranny
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To: ifinnegan

“C2PA member organizations will work together to develop content provenance specifications for common asset types and formats to enable publishers, creators and consumers to trace the origin and evolution of a piece of media, including images, videos, audio and documents. These technical specifications will include defining what information is associated with each type of asset, how that information is presented and stored, and how evidence of tampering can be identified.”


61 posted on 02/22/2021 8:10:46 PM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

Yes. (That wasn’t so hard for you to do, was it). And read further.

“Project Origin has its roots in the production and distribution of news. The effort has focused on tackling disinformation in the digital news ecosystem by attaching signals to a piece of content to demonstrate its integrity and making this information available to those using it. “

It’s monitoring reaction and comment - ie opinion it calls disinformation.

Use a quote (or perhaps less) from an article (fair use - no question there) to make a point. If they don’t like your opinion it can’t be shared or more likely is ghosted, cancelled.


62 posted on 02/22/2021 8:30:26 PM PST by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: NobleFree

Where tampering would be defined as usage in unapproved narratives.


63 posted on 02/22/2021 8:30:57 PM PST by setha (An Army of One, Minus 12)
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To: conservativepoet

I’m on Ubuntu 21.04 and have none of the issues you’ve described. I use Express VPN and Macrium Reflect daily.


64 posted on 02/22/2021 8:38:05 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Microsoft’s search engine is at the bottom of DuckDuckGo


65 posted on 02/22/2021 8:48:49 PM PST by dalight
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To: lowbridge

Oh, I’m so much more comforted knowing Microsoft will be looking out for truth... Does that even need a sarcasm tag?


66 posted on 02/22/2021 8:51:54 PM PST by ThunderSleeps (Biden/Harris - illegitimate and everyone knows it.)
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To: lowbridge

[[It’s now very easy for people to formulate and spread falsehoods,]]

Yeah, that pesky freedom of speech thingie- should put a stop to that right away!


67 posted on 02/22/2021 9:18:01 PM PST by Bob434
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To: Secret Agent Man

Elected officials and law enforcement have given them complete control over the definition of truth. Two words started this process “hate crime”!


68 posted on 02/22/2021 9:30:39 PM PST by 100%FEDUP (I'm seeing RED!)
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To: usconservative

Good


69 posted on 02/22/2021 9:39:54 PM PST by conservativepoet
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To: lowbridge

Who in the hell made these morons the gods who determine what I can read and what I should not read?

I don’t do social media chats now but as soon as there is an alternative to the liberal censorship I will be there.


70 posted on 02/22/2021 9:40:14 PM PST by oldenuff35
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To: Secret Agent Man

I agree. These high-tech media tyrants will not have the last word. The kettle is starting to bubble. They are not the arbiters of truth and the public will shove their money grubbing ambitions down their throats.


71 posted on 02/22/2021 10:02:09 PM PST by jonrick46 ( Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: lowbridge

‘narrative enforcement’ is a perfect keyword for mandatory storytelling.


72 posted on 02/22/2021 10:51:10 PM PST by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: lowbridge

idiots!


73 posted on 02/22/2021 11:03:45 PM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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To: All

Well this is good news, we won’t be hearing so much about this COVID hoax then, right? /s


74 posted on 02/23/2021 12:16:42 AM PST by Peter ODonnell (Pray for health, economic recovery, and justice.)
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To: Fungi

People, we need to dump all these corporations as best we can, don’t patronize spend your dollars wisely


75 posted on 02/23/2021 3:00:51 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: lowbridge

Microsoft was slow in joining the fascist mind control movement. Gates must have taken time off from his climate change preaching to focus on censorship of thoughts that the left condemns.

Booksellers, search engines, social media sites, photo sharing sites, ISPs, web hosting sites, credit card companies and banks all are participating in the great big online reeducation camp


76 posted on 02/23/2021 4:37:26 AM PST by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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To: lowbridge

CCP-aholes


77 posted on 02/23/2021 4:59:36 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (American gun owners number more than the top 10 armies combined. What's Biden's enforcement plan?)
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