Re:Twitter, Responsibility, and Accountability
by pembrook on Monday October 19, 2020 @12:57PM
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Bingo, disinformation doesn’t travel as far in other developed countries (ie the nordics for example) because they have better, more accessible education for their citizens. College is free for all and media literacy courses are required.
It’s hard to be stupid when being smart is so economically valuable and freely attainable by all.
Re:Twitter, Responsibility, and Accountability
by xondono on Monday October 19, 2020 @01:29PM
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> disinformation doesn’t travel as far in other developed countries (ie the nordics for example) because they have better, more accessible education for their citizens.
I hate to be that guy but, citation needed.
I’m willing to bet highly that misinformation travels at the same speed in most western countries, and that to a first order approximation misinformation travels proportionally to bandwith.
Re:Twitter, Responsibility, and Accountability
by morsma on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @05:04AM
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Fake news right here!
> media literary courses are required
Please provide evidence of this, I've never had such course.
Also, the media landscape in Denmark are more or less the same from a political point of view, and you're forced to pay for "DR" a public news broadcaster. It goes by "DDR" in right wing circles.
The Nordic isn't the paradise you dems believe.
I've lived in the states for several years.
It is up to each individual to find sources of information that they trust. If they pick a biased source, then so be it.
Many sources of information are springing up that are proving more trustworthy than social media and traditional media.
Educate people to be critical thinkers so that they can pick better sources of information.