That was the common view at the time, that you couldn't trust it because it wasn't from a trusted publisher. The inaccuracy was the implication that you could trust legacy media.
Which definitely isn't wrong for a brand new medium like the internet. Early internet was "marketed" as being able to read articles, news, and academic stuff.
Reminds me of when wikipedia was young, and everyone was worried people would trust articles at face value.
Reminds me of when wikipedia was young, and everyone was worried people would trust articles at face value.