Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by refurb on Saturday July 17, 2021 @10:25AM (#27865999)

This is not true at all. The rule of law, within the confines of the judicial system, does NOT define truth. The system weighs evidence and determines whether the preponderance of evidence indicates guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Someone could murder someone, but due to lack of evidence they are found “not guilty”. But that’s not the same as “the truth is this person did not commit murder”. It’s simply a finding that the state didn’t prove its case.

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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by wwweston on Saturday July 17, 2021 @11:46AM (#27866577)

> The system weighs evidence and determines whether the preponderance of evidence

A formal process of examining evidence marshaled in the service of arguments supporting/refuting a claim sounds practically equivalent to most forms of determining truth. Because it is.

Not only that, but there are segments of the law where truth is explicitly invoked, ie "truth is an absolute defense against defamation."

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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by refurb on Saturday July 17, 2021 @08:55PM (#27869990)

But truth isn’t always black and white or falsifiable, so that’s why reasonable doubt comes into play.

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