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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by ordinaryradical on Sunday August 08, 2021 @12:27PM (#28107881)
> there is very little (but not zero) actual misinformation on the Internet.

It’s not the amount to take issue with but the spread of its influence. Anti-vaccine ideology was given a platform by big tech and now we have an endemic disease because folks believe that nonsense and let it hold sway over their medical decisions.

Edit: for folks voting this down I’d be interested in a rebuttal or at least an explanation of how this doesn’t add to the conversation. I try to be a good citizen here and thought I was engaging in good faith.

Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by mancerayder on Sunday August 08, 2021 @04:03PM (#28109644)
> Edit: for folks voting this down I’d be interested in a rebuttal or at least an explanation of how this doesn’t add to the conversation. I try to be a good citizen here and thought I was engaging in good faith

"Misinformation", someone might say, and we wouldn't have to give you any justification. No freedom from consequences, they say.

Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by __blockcipher__ on Sunday August 08, 2021 @04:55PM (#28110027)
I have downvoted you because you seem to believe that if there were no anti-vaccine sentiment, SARS-2 would not exist, which is patently absurd
Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by Turing_Machine on Sunday August 08, 2021 @03:44PM (#28109492)
You don't get to argue that it should be permissible to shut down people's opinions and then complain when your own opinions get shut down.
Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by guscost on Sunday August 08, 2021 @04:03PM (#28109649)
Especially when in the latter case, it happened organically.