How do you spot a fake?
When users of Microsoft's Edge mobile browser visit a news website with a dubious reputation, they'll now get a warning to proceed with caution.
As spotted by The Guardian, Microsoft has partnered with the news watchdog organization NewsGuard to provide Edge users with more information about the news veracity of the site they're visiting.
Microsoft and NewsGuard announced the mobile browser initiative on January 16. Their partnership is part of Microsoft's larger Defending Democracy Program, which it announced in August; the browser integration helps promotes one of the program's core tenets of fighting disinformation. Read more...
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