Credibility Community Group Proposed

The Credibility Community Group has been proposed:

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As concerns grow about the importance of credible information in news,
it has become increasingly necessary to develop broader consensus around
what makes information content credible amongst key providers. Another
key concern is how this credibility is communicated as content travels
around the web.

Simply rating a story as “credible” because it comes from trusted
providers is no longer enough; we believe that it is crucial for the
general public to understand what parts of a story are credible and why,
as well as how to communicate that credibility effectively.

Defining a set of standards for content credibility leverages the
expertise of a knowledgeable community, creating a growing foundation
upon which interested providers can make important decisions about how
we share and display information, regardless of what site it appears on.
The Credibility Working Group is an expect of effort started by Meedan
and Hacks/Hackers, and incubated at MisinfoCon, sometimes call
"Credibility Schema" or "Credibility Indicators" which aims to address
this challenge by convening journalists, scientists, designers,
librarians, platform representatives and others. We are a diverse,
interdisciplinary community committed to building better standards for
credibility on the web and improving our information ecosystems and
media literacy more broadly.

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You are invited to support the creation of this group:
  http://www.w3.org/community/groups/proposed#credibility

Once the group has a total of five supporters, it will be launched and
people can join to begin work. Once launched, the group will no longer
be listed as "proposed"; it will appear in the list of current groups:
  http://www.w3.org/community/groups/

In order to support the group, you will need a W3C account. To request one:
  http://www.w3.org/accounts/request

If you believe that there is an issue with this group that requires
the attention of the W3C staff, please send us email on
site-comments@w3.org.

Thank you,
W3C Community Development Team

Received on Friday, 27 October 2017 19:14:06 UTC