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This is absurd. I'd love to see Twitter shutting down Twitter's account because There are lots of Fake News spreading on Twitter!

• dimitrios1 6y ago
  "Fake news" isn't illegal. Piracy is.
  • PrefixKitten 6y ago
    I find the notion of owning scientific knowledge kind of unsettling...
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    • crawfordcomeaux 6y ago
      This is because science has yet to prove ownership isn't a real concept.
  • jtbayly 6y ago
    There's plenty of illegal stuff on Twitter, too.
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  • LargoLasskhyfv 6y ago
    Thundering voice from the heavens above: THOU SHALT NOT LIE! edit: just cited THE supralegal authority here, regarding fake nyuz...
    • xamuel 6y ago
      It is a common misconception that "Thou shalt not lie" is a divine commandment from God. You're probably thinking of "Thou shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor" (Exodus 20:16), which is more specific.
      • LargoLasskhyfv 6y ago
        The specifics must have been lost in translation on their way to me ;-)
      • pretendscholar 6y ago
        I wish I could read ancient aramaic because I'm pretty sure they don't literally mean its fine to lie about anything that doesn't involve someone living nearby.
        • ska 6y ago
          I suspect even in the translation, neither "neighbor" nor "false witness" are meant in the way you are inferring. It should be probably read something like : don't swear to untrue things about your countrymen.
          • pretendscholar 6y ago
            That's what I meant but I could have been less terse. It probably refers to the tribe of the Israelites so clan is probably closer than countrymen.
            • ska 6y ago
              Ah, fair I misread you.
  • sam_lowry_ 6y ago
    You mean, sharing is illegal unless done in a controlled way?