[zlakb]

Yes, let's go back to when only the press could lie.

[Kurtz79]

Press can be made accountable for what it reports to a large extent, outright lies can be called out and the newspaper or whoever signs the byline can be sued in extreme cases.

An anonymous fake news article has no risk or accountability for its author, that's the main difference.

[A2017U1]

When was the last time a journalist lost their jobs for printing blatantly false information?

[TeMPOraL]

With press, at least everyone is reading the same lies. Hyper-targeted fake news makes it impossible to discuss anything, because across groups, everyone has their own set of "facts", making people talk past each other.

[zlakb]

Yes, because there's only one TV channel and one newspaper.

[baq]

yes, please. that's better than now.