Re:Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific m...
by enchiridion on Sunday January 30, 2022 @05:43PM
(#30142014)
There is no difference. Just label anything you want to censor as propaganda.
Re:Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific m...
by prox on Sunday January 30, 2022 @05:48PM
(#30142053)
That is a unsubstantive statement in my view. Who is labeling here, why and what context?
Re:Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific m...
by enchiridion on Sunday January 30, 2022 @05:55PM
(#30142119)
In any context. If someone thinks or knows something is propaganda they should exercise their free speech to point that out.
Not even propaganda should be censored.
Then again propaganda often implies it’s coming from a government. In that case the people and their representatives should have the power to prevent or retract statements if needed.
Re:Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific m...
by prox on Sunday January 30, 2022 @06:04PM
(#30142178)
Maybe not, it is certainly debatable. But propaganda implies (to me at least) it has gone beyond debate. It also implies a tool to influence others. Aka a form of weaponized information. I do think there is a gradient where one could say “this goes beyond free speech” , for instance as in your example.
Healthy debates need a good context and a platform that allows for that. I don’t know of many platforms except here in HN and perhaps the debates I had in IRC channels.