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Re:Tiny number of 'supersharers' spread the majority of fake... by gbnvc on Saturday June 01, 2024 @04:11AM (#40543823)
No these superspreaders know what they’re writing is lies. I don’t really understand how holding people accountable for their actions is censorship, unaccountability is just censoring the victims.
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Re:Tiny number of 'supersharers' spread the majority of fake... by HPsquared on Saturday June 01, 2024 @06:57AM (#40544596)
The problem is that if applied rigourously, this would also mean banning all mainstream outlets.
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Re:Tiny number of 'supersharers' spread the majority of fake... by yakshaving_jgt on Saturday June 01, 2024 @07:15AM (#40544703)
What a ridiculous false equivalence.

Before the russians invaded, Western mainstream media reported that the russians were preparing to invade Ukraine.

Mainstream media [kremlin propaganda] in the russian federation mocked Western mainstream media and insisted that the russians weren't about to invade.

The two are not the same.

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