The NY Times last week released results from its preliminary research into whether and how blockchain might be useful in combating the problem of misinformation and disinformation spreading on social media platforms. While the Times deserves credit for investing the time, money and resources into addressing a systemic problem like the spread of fake news, the results so far also illustrate the limits of blockchain’s capacity to solve systemic problems, at least within the media industry.
Source: The Real News on Blockchain