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Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by VBprogrammer on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @05:52PM (#25143681)
I do agree with that to some degree. In fact I do find some of the pan rattling about how social networks "must combat disinformation" about the potential Covid vaccines troubling.

However, maybe I'm just unlucky, but I have a number of family members who are predisposed to believing anything they see on the internet. I can see the need for social distancing when it comes to viral content too.

Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by tekknik on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @08:08PM (#25145024)
> However, maybe I'm just unlucky, but I have a number of family members who are predisposed to believing anything they see on the internet. I can see the need for social distancing when it comes to viral content too.

So censor what they see to ensure they only receive the information you approve of correct?

Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by SpicyLemonZest on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @08:24PM (#25145139)
I don't think platforms (or governments) should ban content they disagree with, but I think platforms should be structured to emphasize compact social groups over viral content. It's irresponsible to have a UI like Twitter, with a "What’s happening" tab deliberately looking for the most controversial topics it thinks you'll like.
Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by VBprogrammer on Thursday November 19, 2020 @03:29AM (#25147393)
No, but the 30 thousandth time a meme resurfaces proporting to show guns being delivered to terrorist refugees it would be nice if Facebook automatically tagged it with the information that actually it's a scene from some movie or where ever it really came from.
Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by tekknik on Friday November 20, 2020 @08:45AM (#25160371)
Oh that’s interesting, I’m not on facebook much (ever) so I missed this.