The World Wide Web is the greatest tool for sharing information humankind has ever created. Unfortunately, lies and fake news spread over the Internet just as well. It is so easy for disinformation to proliferate online that it takes the combined effort of multiple governmental organizations and NGOs worldwide to keep it at bay. One technology—web scraping—is especially pivotal in assisting their fight for letting knowledge and not falsehood dominate the Internet. The perils of disinformation The Internet’s power to quickly disseminate wrong or partial information has virtually limitless potential to harm individuals and societies. In times of crisis, such…
Author: Vaidotas Šedys
Vaidotas Šedys
Vaidotas Šedys is the Head of the Risk Management department at Oxylabs. Having over ten years of experience in payment and digital risk management, Vaidotas has established himself as an influential thought leader in the web data collection industry by employing innovative methods to ensure the most ethical and secure SaaS business processes.
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