Question 40. Which of the following best summarises the passage? A. Authenticity mechanisms chiefly restrict creativity, so societies should...

Question 40. Which of the following best summarises the passage?

A. Authenticity mechanisms chiefly restrict creativity, so societies should abandon standards work and let market competition decide which content appears trustworthy to audiences.

B. Signatures alone solve misinformation, making cultural adoption unnecessary and rendering oversight, audits, and appeals redundant across all major platforms globally.

C. Watermarking and provenance standards can bolster trust, but only as part of multilayered governance that balances robustness, usability, privacy, and political legitimacy.

D. Watermarking is strictly cosmetic; attempts to expose origins inevitably fail, and the only remaining solution is permanent scepticism and continual manual verification everywhere.