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I particularly enjoy Arthur the Aardvark's take on false information on the internet[1]. The author is right. Letting the community decide what is true will be

• pwinnski 7y ago
  The very fact that people continue to use Twitter demonstrates that we collectively are not good at filtering anything. The author writes as if they themselves are somehow immune from something they clearly aren't. I do think putting this power into the hands of blue checks is a mistake. But then, I think using Twitter is a mistake.
  • Nasrudith 7y ago
    I don't see how that follows neccessarily, many aren't there for the filtering or truth but access to the content. It is theoretically possible to filter or avoid the BS. I think they are trapped in a fool's errand no matter what personally given the precedents set up and the problem being humanity which stubbornly refuses to accept it or that there are no good solutions.
  • 101404 7y ago
    Twitter can be a useful tool. I follow about a 50 or so people who tweet on stuff I am interested in, and I have blocked 1000+ people.