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They should and they already do. Spreading misinformation can be classified as terrorism. Saying that there’s a man in the sky should be ok; Asserting that ther

They should and they already do. Spreading misinformation can be classified as terrorism. Saying that there’s a man in the sky should be ok; Asserting that there are chips in vaccines is a matter of public safety. Someone will avoid getting the vaccine and die as a consequence of that post. As for the punishment, it could be as simple as community service or losing access to public benefits for some time. “Doctors are killing people with the vaccine?” Ok, find and pay for your own doctor, you’re not welcome in public hospitals.

RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago
What about asserting that the NSA is spying on everyone? Prior to the Snowden whistle blowing, it was considered a conspiracy theory by most people. What about people saying you should be wearing masks at the beginning of the pandemic, when the CDC and WHO were saying you didn’t need them?
sneak 6y ago
> Spreading misinformation can be classified as terrorism. Anything can be "classified" as anything if you draw your venn diagram circles big enough; that doesn't make it so. Furthermore, "terrorism" isn't itself a crime, the violence that usually comprises it is (such as murder, bombings, et c). A rather good thing that, or otherwise people like yourself would love to "classify" more things as something illegal, bypassing the actual authority in our society tasked with making new laws. Spreading falsehoods is protected expression, at least in the US.
jazzyjackson 6y ago
A lot of things have to go wrong in a person's life for them to see a "vaccines are microchipped" post and decide to believe it. Qanon and Flat-Earth started as jokes, people posting absurd conspiracies in front of their clique -- should the government make a determination that satire has gone too far now that the common clay of the west take it seriously? To engage with your point tho, who is to blame for the spread? the person who posts the disinfo or the programmers who decide the disinfo is good for engagement?

RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago

What about asserting that the NSA is spying on everyone? Prior to the Snowden whistle blowing, it was considered a conspiracy theory by most people. What about people saying you should be wearing masks at the beginning of the pandemic, when the CDC and WHO were saying you didn’t need them?

sneak 6y ago

> Spreading misinformation can be classified as terrorism. Anything can be "classified" as anything if you draw your venn diagram circles big enough; that doesn't make it so. Furthermore, "terrorism" isn't itself a crime, the violence that usually comprises it is (such as murder, bombings, et c). A rather good thing that, or otherwise people like yourself would love to "classify" more things as something illegal, bypassing the actual authority in our society tasked with making new laws. Spreading falsehoods is protected expression, at least in the US.

jazzyjackson 6y ago

A lot of things have to go wrong in a person's life for them to see a "vaccines are microchipped" post and decide to believe it. Qanon and Flat-Earth started as jokes, people posting absurd conspiracies in front of their clique -- should the government make a determination that satire has gone too far now that the common clay of the west take it seriously? To engage with your point tho, who is to blame for the spread? the person who posts the disinfo or the programmers who decide the disinfo is good for engagement?