Re:Google, YouTube to prohibit ads and monetization on clima...
by hanniabu on Thursday October 07, 2021 @06:37PM
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> That's not the relevant question to this discussion (and also basically a strawman).
It's not strawman, it's on the same level in the science spectrum as decisively not scientific at all. It's meant to (hopefully) help them understand how stupid of a suggestion they're proposing by offering an equally stupid example.
> The question is, should being a "flat earther" be banned from online monopolies as misinformation?
No, the question is should we reward them for their misinformation content and the answer is no.
It's not strawman, it's on the same level in the science spectrum as decisively not scientific at all. It's meant to (hopefully) help them understand how stupid of a suggestion they're proposing by offering an equally stupid example.
> The question is, should being a "flat earther" be banned from online monopolies as misinformation?
No, the question is should we reward them for their misinformation content and the answer is no.