Question

Why information on the internet cannot always be taken on face value. Give three reasons

Answer 1

Although there are enormous amount of information about different topics are available internet.

But,all the available data in the internet cannot be always used as the face-value, because,

1) The information available in the internet can be confidential and personal usage of such data can lead to serious problems.

2) The accuracy of the data available in the internet cannot be judged without any research works.

3) The information available in the internet can be spam also in order to negatively manipulate the internet users.

Answer 2

Explanation:

• The internet is an open platform and anyone can post their views and articles. The users can post wrong information on the net. No verification is required on its correctness. Hence information can be inaccurate.
• The internet is full of websites that promote their products and thus information from them is biased and partial
• The internet is open to all types of people. People, who can lie, scandalize and promote false information.