blakjak44

"Following the rules of war". Do those rules permit forced starvation, destruction of the healthcare system, targeting journalists, aid workers, healthcare professionals, exterminating entire families in their homes?

> Freedom of speech, also called free speech, means the free and public expression of opinions without censorship, interference and restraint by the government.

> You're welcome to check how the principle of free speech is protected in other democracies as well. I think you'll find it's largely the same: it's about government interference, not the freedom to say whatever you want within any business.

And if a private platform bans a form of speech at the behest of the government, would it then be considered government interference?

> A thing that keeps worrying me is the amount of people I've seen/chatted with (empirical evidence) that don't trust these vaccines. The most common comments they make are: "I don't want to be guinea pig", "How do I know the government won't control me", and more conspiracy theories. All of these fears seem to come from misinformation on the internet, friends and family get a ton of memes/fake news through WhatsApp highlighting the unproven negative effects of the vaccine. Is there any effective way to control the propagation of misinformation on these platforms? How would one even get started to tackle that problem?

Whether or not you agree with their opinions or the sources they derived them from, what you're advocating is dangerous. Who should have that authority to determine what is and is not misinformation?