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When I see this, I fear that the US value of Freedom of Speech is going to be permanently damaged. How can abuse like this be stopped when one of our most impo
by gwbas1c 6y ago
When I see this, I fear that the US value of Freedom of Speech is going to be permanently damaged.
How can abuse like this be stopped when one of our most important values is the ability to say and publish whatever you want?
- pueblito 6y agoBy not pretending it’s abuse and accepting other opinions
- 1234letshaveatw 6y ago"Like the other false claims about voter fraud, Mr. Trump’s tweet included a label by Twitter that he was sharing information that was not accurate. Twitter, like Facebook, has said that those labels help prevent false claims from being shared and direct people toward more authoritative sources of information. Earlier this week, BuzzFeed News reported that Facebook employees questioned whether the labels were effective." super creepy- and another reminder that there are so many influential people that want to see anyone they don't agree with de-platformed
- Loughla 6y agoHow are lies just 'other opinions'?
- ardy42 6y ago> How are lies just 'other opinions'? When you want to whitewash them.
- gwbas1c 6y agoDo you understand the difference between fact an opinion? You can't call a lie an opinion. This is nothing new: People used to argue that the earth was flat, then they argued that the sun orbited the earth. You can't let people get away with contradicting established fact just because it's an "opinion."
- deepsun 6y agoI'm afraid the only way is to wait for people to get smarter and filter out lies themselves. Maybe we can help somehow? E.g. develop and popularize criteria of articles "truthfulness", basics of fact-checking etc.