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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 Chris2048 on Monday January 31, 2022 @11:33AM (#30149888)
I would think lying would make someone seem more shifty than making the facts known.

> that doesn't reassure will quickly be replaced by one that does

sure, just doesn't need to be the EPA that does it. pre-empting politicians and doing their manipulation for them is not justified - politicians are not a source of truth.

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Re:Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific m... by ithkuil on Monday January 31, 2022 @12:13PM (#30150543)
don't get me wrong; I don't think anything of that is justified. I just think there is a selective pressure for this behaviour to emerge. High-profile public officials are politicians for all intents and purposes. They shouldn't be, but they are.
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