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Re:Deadly infection linked to contaminated room spray sold a... by dunco on Sunday October 24, 2021 @10:39PM (#28983987)
yes this is true and a good point. It is hard to account for active disinformation campaigns. I think it is generally safe to assume they won't be as extreme as those for ivermectin in most cases.

One counterpoint is that not banning things could increase general public trust in the regulator which could make disinformation less effective.

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Re:Deadly infection linked to contaminated room spray sold a... by noduerme on Monday October 25, 2021 @06:55AM (#28986369)
But not taking action against something harmful could also make the regulator look like they're not doing their job.

I'm not in favor of banning anything (pot smoker, drinker, and big fan of the Darwin Awards here). I don't think bans accomplish much besides increasing demand and black market crime around the forbidden thing. But I still have no idea how you stop grandma from eating horse paste when she hears on facebook that it cures covid.

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