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>> We're seeing the teaming up of governments and giant corporations to control the narrative and tell people what's true and what isn't. I think there may be

>> We're seeing the teaming up of governments and giant corporations to control the narrative and tell people what's true and what isn't. I think there may be some legitimate truth to this statement that you are not seeing. Donald Trump is far from the only bad actor we've had in our history, and things weren't running smooth as silk before he arrived on the scene, but you sure wouldn't know it from the way people talk.

VBprogrammer 6y ago
I do agree with that to some degree. In fact I do find some of the pan rattling about how social networks "must combat disinformation" about the potential Covid vaccines troubling. However, maybe I'm just unlucky, but I have a number of family members who are predisposed to believing anything they see on the internet. I can see the need for social distancing when it comes to viral content too.
- tekknik 6y ago
  > However, maybe I'm just unlucky, but I have a number of family members who are predisposed to believing anything they see on the internet. I can see the need for social distancing when it comes to viral content too. So censor what they see to ensure they only receive the information you approve of correct?
  - SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
    I don't think platforms (or governments) should ban content they disagree with, but I think platforms should be structured to emphasize compact social groups over viral content. It's irresponsible to have a UI like Twitter, with a "What’s happening" tab deliberately looking for the most controversial topics it thinks you'll like.
  - VBprogrammer 6y ago
    No, but the 30 thousandth time a meme resurfaces proporting to show guns being delivered to terrorist refugees it would be nice if Facebook automatically tagged it with the information that actually it's a scene from some movie or where ever it really came from.
    - tekknik 6y ago
      Oh that’s interesting, I’m not on facebook much (ever) so I missed this.

VBprogrammer 6y ago

I do agree with that to some degree. In fact I do find some of the pan rattling about how social networks "must combat disinformation" about the potential Covid vaccines troubling. However, maybe I'm just unlucky, but I have a number of family members who are predisposed to believing anything they see on the internet. I can see the need for social distancing when it comes to viral content too.

tekknik 6y ago
> However, maybe I'm just unlucky, but I have a number of family members who are predisposed to believing anything they see on the internet. I can see the need for social distancing when it comes to viral content too. So censor what they see to ensure they only receive the information you approve of correct?
- SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
  I don't think platforms (or governments) should ban content they disagree with, but I think platforms should be structured to emphasize compact social groups over viral content. It's irresponsible to have a UI like Twitter, with a "What’s happening" tab deliberately looking for the most controversial topics it thinks you'll like.
- VBprogrammer 6y ago
  No, but the 30 thousandth time a meme resurfaces proporting to show guns being delivered to terrorist refugees it would be nice if Facebook automatically tagged it with the information that actually it's a scene from some movie or where ever it really came from.
  - tekknik 6y ago
    Oh that’s interesting, I’m not on facebook much (ever) so I missed this.