Re:Anti-vaxxers make up to $1.1B for social media companies
by bwb on Friday June 25, 2021 @10:32AM
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I don't believe in censorship, but that doesn't mean you give people a bullhorn to spout false information. This platforms have a responsibility to not give a bullhorn out in these cases. This isn't censorship, it is not allowing scientifically false claims to spread.
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Re:Anti-vaxxers make up to $1.1B for social media companies
by endtime on Friday June 25, 2021 @10:47AM
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Do you really want Facebook or their contractors to be the arbiters of truth? Putting aside whatever mixed incentives they might have, they're hardly qualified to be authoritative about an uncertain medical situation. And as the top level commenter we're all replying to pointed out, they censored a lot of stuff that turned out to be true. So it's not just a hypothetical concern.
Re:Anti-vaxxers make up to $1.1B for social media companies
by bwb on Friday June 25, 2021 @11:59AM
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Science is the arbiters of truth, it's a process not a destination. FB needs to stop giving people a loudspeaker, they can say it, but it doesn't get amplified.I'd love to see FB ban all conversations around politics.
We shouldn't be so afraid of some mistakes while the entire world burns down around us. Make mistakes, but due it in the pursuit of a better society.