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Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by cortic on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @08:11PM (#25145040)
>I am now in a bubble despite there being zero censorship of anything.

Its still censorship, but i see what you are getting at.

> Stopping that message from spreading to more people seems like a more effective approach

Your example would be stopped whether true or false, as it would likely be the wealthy in charge of whats deemed true.

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Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by slg on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @09:29PM (#25145546)
>Its still censorship

How? The bubble is purely a result of my own choices in what I see. Is CNN being censored if I don't tune in to watch every night?

>Your example would be stopped whether true or false, as it would likely be the wealthy in charge of whats deemed true.

I'm not sure if you are familiar with QAnon, but I was referencing an actual real world conspiracy that hasn't been stopped.

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