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Sure, social media isn't perfect. But lots of real news spread through social media too. Real news like the weinstein story that the nytimes squashed. That's th

by qubax 8y ago

Sure, social media isn't perfect. But lots of real news spread through social media too. Real news like the weinstein story that the nytimes squashed. That's the difference between social media and the nytimes. You can't silence truth on social media. You could spread lies, but you can't silence truth. Whereas news companies can silence truth and spread lies. Also, news companies aren't immune to "fake news". The news industry have spread their fair share of "fake news". And their fake news causes wars and the suffering of millions of innocent people. If you really cared about fake news, then you should be more worried about the news companies than social media. It's odd you are not. But I guess you trust a couple of highly biased editors tied to the establishment more than an open platform like HN. I frankly trust HN far more than the nytimes. HN isn't perfect, but you are far more likely to get the truth here than in the nytimes. Certainly the mods here do a better job of keeping things even-keeled and less biased.

forapurpose 8y ago
> But lots of real news spread through social media too. Real news like the weinstein story that the nytimes squashed. The Weinstein story was researched heavily by reporters for (years?) and published by the New Yorker and the New York Times, for which they jointly won the Pulitzer Prize.
boomboomsubban 8y ago
>You can't silence truth on social media. You could spread lies, but you can't silence truth. Whereas news companies can silence truth and spread lies. News outlets never had the ability to silence truth, just limit how easily it could spread. You could still self publish your truth or tell everyone you know, the same thing social media allows. >If you really cared about fake news, then you should be more worried about the news companies than social media. It's odd you are not Media companies are perfectly capable of using social media to spread their propaganda. It's likely easier, as it allows them to craft separate versions that appeal to different people.

by qubax 8y ago

forapurpose 8y ago

> But lots of real news spread through social media too. Real news like the weinstein story that the nytimes squashed. The Weinstein story was researched heavily by reporters for (years?) and published by the New Yorker and the New York Times, for which they jointly won the Pulitzer Prize.

boomboomsubban 8y ago

>You can't silence truth on social media. You could spread lies, but you can't silence truth. Whereas news companies can silence truth and spread lies. News outlets never had the ability to silence truth, just limit how easily it could spread. You could still self publish your truth or tell everyone you know, the same thing social media allows. >If you really cared about fake news, then you should be more worried about the news companies than social media. It's odd you are not Media companies are perfectly capable of using social media to spread their propaganda. It's likely easier, as it allows them to craft separate versions that appeal to different people.