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More on Filtering- FischBowl

The Internet is a great tool to find information. The good thing is that anyone can add to the web. The bad thing is that anyone can add to the web. This allows the Internet to have both fact and fiction, and bias. So we put up filters to block false and extremely biased sites. But is it the best option? For example “Swimming pools can be dangerous for children. To protect them, one can install locks, put up fences, and deploy pool alarms. All these measures are helpful, but by far the most important thing that one can do for one’s children is to teach them to swim.” So, how do we teach people to use the Internet correctly? How do we defend people against inaccurate and harmful sites without censoring it?

There are a lot of ways that we can analyse online sources. Research the author, if the person is a professor of a respected University it's probably a good source. If the author is a social, political, or economic extremist the source is probably very biased of incorrect. Observe the meaning of article is it a way to persuade the reader to like or dislike the person or subject being addressed.