Datafloq Launches a New Initiative to Fight Fake News

New browser plugin allows users and AI to rate articles across the web, based on quality, fake news and plagiarism probability to revolutionise the current state of global content.

• Datafloq launches a browser plugin to rate content and fight fake news.
• Ratings will give authors a reputation and brings trust to online written content.
• The objective is to bring trust to the web with fair rewards for all stakeholders.

Datafloq has been relaunched and in this article, I would like to inform you about the big changes. We have completely redesigned the platform and at the same time we have launched several great new features:

Launch of the Datafloq Browser Plugin

We have developed the Datafloq browser plugin; a browser plugin to allows users to rate articles across the web. This will help to fight fake news and will give content a quality score and authors across the web a reputation. As such, authors can be held accountable for whatever news they will be spreading in a way that is fair, open while warranting the privacy of these authors and their commenters.

Through a detailed analysis of both AI and real-time reader feedback, articles across the web can be rated, based on their quality, fake news probability and the likelihood of plagiarism. Commenters will be awarded FLOQ tokens for their contribution. This tokenised approach will warrant active engagement. Authors that publish articles on Datafloq will also receive tokens depending on the quality of their article, thereby enhancing their overall reputation.

Launch of New Reputation-based Search Engine

Together with the browser plugin, we launched a new search engine. This will funnel articles and/or authors based on the reputation score, broken down into the mentioned quality, fake news and plagiarism parameters. A novelty for the web. You can find all articles that have been rated by internet users in the new Datafloq search engine.

Change in Writing and Submitting Articles

We have also changed how you can submit articles on Datafloq. We have improved our editor and you can directly import articles by providing the original link. Please note, that the RSS feed importer no longer works. More importantly, we will use AI to determine the quality of your article. To submit an article, you need to reach a minimum article quality score of 60%. In addition, you will need a minimum Trust Score of 70%, as we find it important that our readers know those who write an article. Your Trust score, as well as the quality of the articles published, determine your Reputation score. Click here to add an article.

You will earn FLOQ tokens for submitting articles. The number of tokens that you receive depends on your Trust score (how complete your profile is), your Reputation score (depending on the different articles you have written and your activities on Datafloq) and the quality score of the article (determined by AI). You can add an article here.

Launch of the FLOQ Token

We have developed a FLOQ token as a reward for users’ input on Datafloq. Users can obtain FLOQ tokens by rating articles, verifying articles as an author or submitting articles on Datafloq. The number of FLOQ tokens received is determined by your Trust Score. The higher your Trust score, the more tokens you can earn. Premium users can earn double FLOQ tokens. At the moment, FLOQ tokens cannot yet be exchanged, but once we will launch our new project – Mavin – you can exchange them for the MVN token which will be an ERC20 token. Click here to read more about the FLOQ token. Currently, the FLOQ token is not a decentralised crypto token.

Launch of the Datafloq Forum

We have launched a forum where users can interact with each other, ask questions and engage in meaningful discussions. The questions and answers you publish, contribute to your Reputation score. The more positive engagement around a question or answer, the bigger the impact on your reputation. You can share any idea, question or story on the forum, as long as it is related to technology. We hope it will create an active community of users helping each other in understanding these technologies and how they impact organisations. Check out our forum here.

Change in Company Profile

We have modified company profiles on Datafloq. We have combined vendor profiles and employer profiles into one profile. You can now showcase your company and provide information for future employees in one profile. Click here add a new company profile or edit your existing profile.

Publish Free, Unlimited Number of Job Posts

We have also changed our paid services and as of today, you can publish job posts free of charge. It is easier than ever before to publish a job post and find the right candidate. We also offer you free limited search through our database of candidates. To publish a job post, we require a minimum Trust score of 70% (the completeness of your profile). Click here to publish a job post for free.

Change in our Terms of Use

Of course, with so many new features, we had to update our Terms of Use. You can read our updated Terms of Use here. By continuing to use Datafloq, you comply with our updated Terms of Use.

We have worked hard in the past months to bring you these features and we are very proud of it. However, of course, there can still be some bugs and I would appreciate it if you could report them once you encounter them. That way, we can continue to improve the platform for you.

Thanks and I hope you will enjoy the new platform!