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Is/was there less misinformation among a population living under strong censorship? We have several examples to choose from, and I'd wager there's more, at any
by brigandish 6y ago
Is/was there less misinformation among a population living under strong censorship? We have several examples to choose from, and I'd wager there's more, at any point in history compared to freer societies.
> Anecdotally, it seems that the more the internet has expanded our ability to communicate, the more widespread misinformation has gotten.
I completely agree, but why should we assume falsehoods and truth travel at the same rate? History would suggest otherwise.
- gitrog 6y agoNo one here is advocating strong censorship though, and there is a massive chasm between banning specific topics during a pandemic and having generally strong censorship. This slippery slope is fallacious.
- brigandish 6y agoI wasn't making a slippery slope argument, I'm answering to whether there is more or less misinformation under a freer or a less free society. The easiest and best place to start is always going to be at the more extreme ends of something.
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoYou're declaring the opposite, but for a proponent of the slippery slope argument this would be a perfect example of going down the slippery slope. First came banning hate speech, now comes COVID, what's next?