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Re:Facebook and other companies are removing viral ‘Plandemi... by Nasrudith on Monday May 11, 2020 @05:29PM (#23147321)
That sounds like any algorithimic implementation would be doomed to spread misinformation out of a misguided sense of fairness. It sounds very "teach the controversy".

Falsehood is not equal to fact. Favoring the truth but expecting even a human process would be foolish, an algorithic one even more so.

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Re:Facebook and other companies are removing viral ‘Plandemi... by aeternum on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @12:00PM (#23155504)
The problem with that line of reasoning is it assumes we have some oracle that can tell the difference between falsehood and fact.

Much important societal change starts out as a fringe theory. Remember that for much of history the idea that women should not vote was considered a relatively undisputed fact.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, society has never been successful in trusting some oracle or government body to determine what is truth. Why do we believe/trust the large tech companies to succeed in this?

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