Re:It’s not funny anymore. Far-right extremists’ use of humour
by icare_1er on Thursday July 29, 2021 @06:33AM
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Basic history classes should have made it clear that trying to censor sarcasm not only doesn't work, but is counter-productive. All regimes have tried various things to prevent them, but they just gave their opponents even more topics to make fun of. That dates back to drawings mocking the king being circulated in underground newspapers, to using "Non-Playable-Characters" online on Twitter.
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Re:It’s not funny anymore. Far-right extremists’ use of humour
by Freak_NL on Thursday July 29, 2021 @06:37AM
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The paper doesn't seem to recommend simply censoring though. It proposes sensible means of engagement (and disengagement) on page 12 and 13.
Re:It’s not funny anymore. Far-right extremists’ use of humour
by tester34 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @06:37AM
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I meant putting money into researching how does internet, internet communities, memes, social medias are used to manipulate, radicalize, create misinformation yada yada.
Re:It’s not funny anymore. Far-right extremists’ use of humour
by user-the-name on Thursday July 29, 2021 @06:36AM
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Literally nobody is trying to, or has in any way suggested, "censoring sarcasm".
This is a document that describes, accurately, how the far right uses humour. That is a useful thing to document and be aware of when trying to combat radicalisation.
Re:It’s not funny anymore. Far-right extremists’ use of humour
by greatgib on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:40AM
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This is the first step: first you put in every policy maker head the idea that there is a problem and that they need to do something about it, then they find "solutions"...
Think about how "internet" and "social networks" become "evil" in policy maker heads.
Now, everything that is happening is the fault of internet. So, internet has to be censored.