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Re:Twitter is wrong: facts are not enough to combat conspira... by krapp on Friday August 10, 2018 @06:01PM (#17737040)
What if I told you one conspiracy being true doesn't prove all other conspiracy theories to be true? It doesn't even affect the likelihood that other conspiracy theories are true.

Conspiracy theorists should be at the forefront of "combating conspiracy theories" because, ostensibly, they should care about the truth, which most conspiracy theories are not.

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Re:Twitter is wrong: facts are not enough to combat conspira... by quotemstr on Friday August 10, 2018 @07:09PM (#17737341)
What if I told that you that while most conspiracy theories are false, giving people power to censor them would also allow them to persecute legitimate whistleblowers and investigate journalists?
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Re:Twitter is wrong: facts are not enough to combat conspira... by krapp on Friday August 10, 2018 @08:01PM (#17737537)
What if I told you that you seem to be confusing the power held by private citizens with the power held by governments, because the former when applied by a social media platform doesn't necessarily imply a slippery slope towards the latter?
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