By The Lay Scientist: Martin Robbins
The Guardian – 22 Apr 2011
www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2011/apr/22/2?CMP=twt_fd
Simon Perry’s new ‘FishBarrel’ plugin automates the process of reporting misleading claims made on quacks’ websites to the [UK] Advertising Standards Authority and Trading Standards.
It turns out, shockingly, that not everything you read on the internet is true. Some people on the internet are wrong, and some of those people are dangerously wrong, particularly when it comes to making dodgy health claims about things they sell.
If only there were a snazzy browser-based solution that enabled you to make complaints in seconds, see whether others had already complained about a site, and actually detect if the site was changed after your complaint.
OMFG there is!!
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www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2011/apr/22/2?CMP=twt_fd
