Mozilla thanks The Guardian: fighting misinformation

In April 2019, Mozilla delivered a giant 'thank you' card to The Guardian newspaper in London. Why? The Guardian is preventing the spread of online misinformation by adding more context to their news articles when they're shared on social media.

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My name is John Lloyd, head of European

campaigns at Mozilla, and today we're

here to do something special for The Guardian.

When The Guardian noticed that

old articles of theirs were being posted

as new news to push extremist viewpoints

online, they added the date so that

people knew instantly that what they

were seeing was an old story. This is a

small but very important step in

fighting misinformation online. So we're

here today to deliver a giant thank you

card signed by the Mozilla Foundation

and nearly 27,000 other Mozilla

supporters.

It's just our small way of saying thanks

to The Guardian for taking leadership

in fighting against misinformation

online, and if other publishers take the

same step, we'll be able to go a long way

in fighting disinformation worldwide.

So on behalf of Mozilla and nearly

27,000 Mozilla supporters, we just

want to say thank you so much for

stepping up to tackle misinformation

online.

Whoa! Wow... Whoa!

Thanks so much,

it's a really fantastic thing to be able

to get a card with so many signatures

that help us understand that what

we've done is something that other

people value too- especially in an age

when, with social platforms, people need

context around journalism more than ever.

So thanks ever so much and thanks to

everyone who signed it.