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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?

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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.
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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.
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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.
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