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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by silentsea90 on Saturday July 17, 2021 @10:01AM (#27865814)
I apologize if I missed your point, but in the case of fake news for instance, iiuc, you're arguing that fake news on FB is legal and that FB isn't responsible for such content on their platform.

Information warfare is fairly real and potent in how it has weakened US democracy and vaccination efforts recently. Ultimately, arguably, this has real consequences for the economy, national security etc.

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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by 3np on Saturday July 17, 2021 @12:03PM (#27866720)
I am not saying that FB is not responsible. I am saying that FB should not have their services blocked by ISPs or government because of fake news on their platform.

You're correct in your observation but state-sanctioned censorship is not the solution.

In case we're talking around each other; what kind of laws would you like to see put in place?

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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by silentsea90 on Saturday July 17, 2021 @03:30PM (#27868147)
Agree with the idea.

I don't have strong opinions on solutions here, and don't mind the status quo.

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