All too predictably, the mass murder committed at the Route 91 open air country music festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night unleashed a torrent of falsehoods from social media users and political provocateurs. They enjoyed wide distribution on major social media platforms and even made the jump to "real news."

Google's accelerated mobile pages (AMP) and Facebook Instant Articles were both introduced to dramatically lower the amount of data required to access content via mobile devices, increase the speed of downloads and reduce data charges for consumers. A new study says the dual initiatives have largely met their original goals.