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There is nothing to ban and nothing to stop. There has been disinformation since the beginning of time. It was with us even in supposedly fair and balanced eras

by babesh 6y ago

There is nothing to ban and nothing to stop. There has been disinformation since the beginning of time. It was with us even in supposedly fair and balanced eras. It is up to each individual to find sources of information that they trust. If they pick a biased source, then so be it. Many sources of information are springing up that are proving more trustworthy than social media and traditional media. Educate people to be critical thinkers so that they can pick better sources of information.

pembrook 6y ago
Bingo, disinformation doesn’t travel as far in other developed countries (ie the nordics for example) because they have better, more accessible education for their citizens. College is free for all and media literacy courses are required. It’s hard to be stupid when being smart is so economically valuable and freely attainable by all.
- xondono 6y ago
  > disinformation doesn’t travel as far in other developed countries (ie the nordics for example) because they have better, more accessible education for their citizens. I hate to be that guy but, citation needed. I’m willing to bet highly that misinformation travels at the same speed in most western countries, and that to a first order approximation misinformation travels proportionally to bandwith.
- morsma 6y ago
  Fake news right here! > media literary courses are required Please provide evidence of this, I've never had such course. Also, the media landscape in Denmark are more or less the same from a political point of view, and you're forced to pay for "DR" a public news broadcaster. It goes by "DDR" in right wing circles. The Nordic isn't the paradise you dems believe. I've lived in the states for several years.
  - pembrook 6y ago
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/28/fact-from-fiction-finlands-new-lessons-in-combating-fake-news https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/28/fact-from-fict...

by babesh 6y ago

pembrook 6y ago

Bingo, disinformation doesn’t travel as far in other developed countries (ie the nordics for example) because they have better, more accessible education for their citizens. College is free for all and media literacy courses are required. It’s hard to be stupid when being smart is so economically valuable and freely attainable by all.

xondono 6y ago
> disinformation doesn’t travel as far in other developed countries (ie the nordics for example) because they have better, more accessible education for their citizens. I hate to be that guy but, citation needed. I’m willing to bet highly that misinformation travels at the same speed in most western countries, and that to a first order approximation misinformation travels proportionally to bandwith.
morsma 6y ago
Fake news right here! > media literary courses are required Please provide evidence of this, I've never had such course. Also, the media landscape in Denmark are more or less the same from a political point of view, and you're forced to pay for "DR" a public news broadcaster. It goes by "DDR" in right wing circles. The Nordic isn't the paradise you dems believe. I've lived in the states for several years.
- pembrook 6y ago
  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/28/fact-from-fiction-finlands-new-lessons-in-combating-fake-news https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/28/fact-from-fict...