Middleware could be the solution to our tech woes, but Congress is going to have to force the Internet companies to use it.A group of researchers envisioned “middleware” as third-party software that would verify the importance and accuracy of all kinds of information presented on the Internet. | Paul Sakuma/AP PhotoOne of the humbling experiences of starting a company in a new industry is that sometimes you don’t know the industry you’re in. In the case of NewsGuard, which I co-founded with fellow journalism veteran Steven Brill three years ago to help people protect themselves from the...…Middleware could be the solution to our tech woes, but Congress is going to have to force the Internet companies to use it.A group of researchers envisioned “middleware” as third-party software that would verify the importance and accuracy of all kinds of information presented on the Internet. | Paul Sakuma/AP PhotoOne of the humbling experiences of starting a company in a new industry is that sometimes you don’t know the industry you’re in. In the case of NewsGuard, which I co-founded with fellow journalism veteran Steven Brill three years ago to help people protect themselves from the...WW…