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A comment on Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific misinformation online. Parent comment

Re:Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific m... by vimacs2 on Sunday January 30, 2022 @08:27PM (#30143362)
I'd add that even if it received funding through private enterprise, it would still be infused with the politics of said backers - whether intentionally or not.

The best you could possibly achieve is funding purely through small time (non business) donations from the public - and I'm still a little skeptical as to the scope of research that could realistically fund.

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Re:Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific m... by WalterBright on Sunday January 30, 2022 @09:58PM (#30143973)
> it would still be infused with the politics of said backers

Of course it would. Whoever pays the piper always calls the tune.

It's no surprise that NPR and PBS advocate for the government point of view.

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