>It's not obvious that there actually is a worse outcome. The outcome that we are living with (parents in grief being further harassed by conspiracy theorists)

>It's not obvious that there actually is a worse outcome. The outcome that we are living with (parents in grief being further harassed by conspiracy theorists) is already pretty bad. Sadly, it can get worse. I could definitely see a world where a zero-tolerance ban on mass-shooting conspiracy theory discussion by Facebook, Twitter, and reddit leads to these parents receiving even more targeted harassment. >In the east, fake news has resulted in people murdering completely innocent strangers with somber regularity. Yes, that's where things become more difficult. Any threats and any content that leads to a chance of someone being physically harmed has to be banned, full stop. Obvious hoax stories (not the same as "fake news") should probably also have a prominent Facebook label that it is a hoax. But it's an incredibly nuanced subject.