[speedgoose]

I try to rely on sources I trust.

But it can be difficult when a new owner buys a good media and transform it to make more profits. LesNumériques (French) was a good source and is not trustworthy anymore. Tek.no (Norwegian) may be alright on average, even though the owner is so-so.

I also stopped to use Google Search. It is a completely useless search engine for this usage. I prefer DuckDuckGo/Bing and I usually append "reddit" to my searches. It’s still a lot of astroturfing on Reddit though. Some is obvious but it’s not perfect.

I never trust online user reviews. For example for restaurants I prefer to look at the guide Michelin than fake reviews. Online reviews can still show when a restaurant is likely bad but it’s not a good indication of a restaurant worth a trip.

I also ask friends.

[jimnotgym]

It will be interesting if those 'trustworthy' sources grow and can make money in a world where trust becomes more valuable.

I suppose as we trust Amazon less we will begin shopping at the curated store more.

As we trust Google less, maybe people who curate links will become valuable again.

As we trust Google ads less (to get our product in front of real people) we will trust specialist advertisers more.