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I'm glad that the HN consensus is against government censorship. I also really wish we collectively put more effort into solving the underlying problem of mass
by lukev 6y ago
I'm glad that the HN consensus is against government censorship.
I also really wish we collectively put more effort into solving the underlying problem of mass disinformation in the internet age. It's a real problem, and while ham-fisted censorship isn't the right solution, clearly _some_ solution is necessary.
Working on how to solve the problem without censorship is more likely to lead to a successful outcome, and is also more suited to technologist's capabilities than just yelling "censorship!" as if the disinformation problem is just going to go away on it's own. It's not.
- RyanShook 6y agoSome solution is a slippery slope... justifying censorship or some form of it due to “unique circumstances” is so dangerous because there will always be a unique circumstance. The internet was built on the idea that information should be open and ever since then we’ve been coming up with new ways to suppress that defining characteristic.
- kunfuu 6y agoI have an amusing idea: an independent amateur journalist network, composed of people doing the field work, in their free time. I'm not confident it will ever come true, but it's good to fantasize, at the minimum.