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Re:Twitter Is Wrong for Censoring and Fact Checking by schwartzworld on Monday June 01, 2020 @05:25PM (#23384070)
> A platform that chooses what is “right” and “wrong” is a platform that oversteps the their authority and breaks the bond between itself, the internet and its users. We don’t have to go too far in history to see what happens when a platform, body of people, are given that level power.

Ah, the old slippery slope argument. Whether or not Twitter has a responsibility to fact check tweets, they absolutely have a right to do so.

Its too bad the author didn't give some examples to back up this boldly stated opinion

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Re:Twitter Is Wrong for Censoring and Fact Checking by afiori on Monday June 01, 2020 @07:32PM (#23385343)
In the specific example given in the article twitter was "fact" checking an opinion with a different opinion.

Personally I would say that whether a tweet deserves a warning is mostly independent on whether it is factually true. It is far too easy to lie with only factually correct statements.

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