Users more likely to accept information from online news sources they can customise, finds study

Peter Gothard
Peter Gothard
clock 06 December 2016 •
Users more likely to accept information from online news sources they can customise, finds study

Users may be tricked into considering themselves the "source"

Platforms that offer users the ability to customise the information they read are more likely to be trusted, according to research carried out at Philadelphia's University Park. Tests were carried out...

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