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As the world migrated from analog to digital, we lost some of the signals we used to rely on as proxies for trustworthiness. For multiple decades now, educators and others have considered how to teach youth, if not all of us, what to look for in a reliable source of information. Technology rapidly shifts the ground from underneath us, so that new sources gain prominence on each new social media platform, often at the expense of attention to time-tested sources. This isn't always a bad thing, but still, some groups are considering how we might bring trustmarks like the USDA's Organic label into the digital realm. The theory is that a certifying board could approve or reject certain actors, allowing citizens to know at a single glance whether if they can trust a product or service with the mark.

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Telegram third-party verification

Telegram third-party verification

Telegram allows public figures and organizations to become verified, so users can quickly identify official sources of information. To further improve transparency on Telegram, official third-party services are now able to assign extra verification icons to user accounts and chats.

https://telegram.org/blog/collectible-gifts-and-more
Telegram Page Verification

Telegram Page Verification

Telegram offers verification for public figures and organizations so that users can easily identify official sources.

https://telegram.org/verify
YouTube: ‘Captured with a camera’ disclosure

YouTube: ‘Captured with a camera’ disclosure

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15446725
Broadband Consumer Labels

Broadband Consumer Labels

Washington, DC

Broadband Labels (Internet de Banda Ancha Etiquetas - en español) are designed to provide clear, easy-to-understand, and accurate information about the cost and performance of high-speed internet services.

https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandlabels
An Open Reference System for Connected Device Labeling

An Open Reference System for Connected Device Labeling

New York, USA

Consumer Reports's add-on to the White House's "cyber trust mark" for consumer connected devices

https://innovation.consumerreports.org/an-open-reference-system-for-connected-device-labeling/
U.S. Cyber Trust Mark

U.S. Cyber Trust Mark

United States of America (the)

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices to Protect American Consumers

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/18/biden-harris-administration-announces-cybersecurity-labeling-program-for-smart-devices-to-protect-american-consumers/
Iffy Index of Unreliable Sources

Iffy Index of Unreliable Sources

United States of America (the)

The goal is to give researchers a more complete, current, and accurate dataset of sites that spread mis/disinformation, which will lead to more accurate disinformation research.

https://iffy.news/index/
Newsguard

Newsguard

"Sponsored partly by Microsoft, Newsguard is a plugin for browsers such as Chrome, Mozilla, and Microsoft's Edge that validates news websites for users based on 9 journalistic integrity criteria." - Counteringdisinformation.org

https://www.newsguardtech.com/
KnowNews

KnowNews

Easily see if a news site offers credible news or should not be trusted and is un-credible/dodgy.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/know-news/bmlfbcipfpdohbhhlkibdiacikbpaofm?hl=en
Journalism Trust Initiative

Journalism Trust Initiative

The Journalism Trust Initiative aims at a healthier information space.

https://www.journalismtrustinitiative.org/
Trustable Technology mark

Trustable Technology mark

10969 Berlin, Germany

It empowers consumers to make informed decisions & enables companies to prove their connected devices are trustworthy.

https://www.thingscon.org/trustable-technology-mark/
Openly Operated

Openly Operated

535 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States

The free transparency certification

https://openlyoperated.org/
IoT Trustmark

IoT Trustmark

Berlin

The Trustable Technology mark empowers consumers to make informed decisions & enables companies to prove their connected devices are trustworthy.

https://www.thingscon.com/iot-trustmark/
Digital Trust for Places & Routines (DTPR)

Digital Trust for Places & Routines (DTPR)

Toronto

Digital Trust for Places & Routines (DTPR) is an open-source communication standard to increase the transparency, legibility and accountability of digital technology in the built environment.

https://dtpr.io/
Fairwork

Fairwork

University of Oxford, 1 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JS, UK

The Fairwork Foundation is a project that is working to set and measure standards in the platform economy.

https://fair.work
Boston's Smart Streets page

Boston's Smart Streets page

Boston, MA

City page covers which tracking technologies are in place, why, and what they mean for privacy

https://www.boston.gov/innovation-and-technology/smart-streets
Beta Blocks

Beta Blocks

Boston, MA

Exploring new approaches for community-led innovation in public spaces.

https://www.boston.gov/departments/new-urban-mechanics/beta-blocks
Global Disinformation Index

Global Disinformation Index

We have designed a neutral, independent and transparent index to assess news websites on their risk of carrying disinformation.

https://disinformationindex.org/
News Provenance Project (NPP)

News Provenance Project (NPP)

New York Times Building, 8th Avenue, New York, NY, USA

The News Provenance Project seeks to diminish the spread of misinformation by empowering readers to make more informed, confident judgments about the news they see online.

https://www.newsprovenanceproject.com/