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Zerohedge getting banned from Twitter for publishing an expose of the Wuhan Lab which is pretty close to what is acknowledged as a probable story these days is

Zerohedge getting banned from Twitter for publishing an expose of the Wuhan Lab which is pretty close to what is acknowledged as a probable story these days is the most high profile example. https://www.zdnet.com/article/zerohedge-banned-from-twitter-over-coronavirus-bioweapon-claims/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/zerohedge-banned-from-twitter-...

seattle_spring 5y ago
Is the majority of HN really fighting for Zerohedge to be recognized as a legitimate source of information?
- swader999 5y ago
  "Recognized as a legitimate source of information" So default censor all non legitimate sources? Who gets to decide what is legitimate? I don't care for the comments on that site but many times they've had scoops and been proven correct after time has passed.
  - seattle_spring 5y ago
    > So default censor all non legitimate sources No? Censor sources that have proven time and time again to provide verifiably false information. Zerohedge and Infowars specifically fit into that bucket and it's completely reasonable to shine a light on their lack of trustworthiness. A lot of folks are saying, "let the people decide what is false!" Well, here's the thing: People are really mind-numbingly stupid. Spend some time using a roundabout in the USA and you'll learn real fast that the average person can't be trusted to be left to their own devices.
    - swader999 5y ago
      To quote Tolstoy: "The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him."
    - narrator 5y ago
      The New York Times had two years of bad RussiaGate scoops and everyone still trusts them.
      - narrator 5y ago
        Speaking of The New York Times, a NYT reporter tweeted that it was racist to even discuss the lab leak theory: https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/new-york-times-covid-reporter-says-its-racist-discuss-wuhan-lab-leak-theory https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/new-york-times-covid-repo...
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- xbar 5y ago
  No.
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
  Is there any 'legitimate' source of information? Methinks it's all just some form of propaganda, or another, camouflaged as crappy infotainment. So if you are into being brainwashed, you could also don your sunglasses, and have at least some fun, skimming between the lines.
- bballer 5y ago
  Nice strawman.

seattle_spring 5y ago

Is the majority of HN really fighting for Zerohedge to be recognized as a legitimate source of information?

swader999 5y ago
"Recognized as a legitimate source of information" So default censor all non legitimate sources? Who gets to decide what is legitimate? I don't care for the comments on that site but many times they've had scoops and been proven correct after time has passed.
- seattle_spring 5y ago
  > So default censor all non legitimate sources No? Censor sources that have proven time and time again to provide verifiably false information. Zerohedge and Infowars specifically fit into that bucket and it's completely reasonable to shine a light on their lack of trustworthiness. A lot of folks are saying, "let the people decide what is false!" Well, here's the thing: People are really mind-numbingly stupid. Spend some time using a roundabout in the USA and you'll learn real fast that the average person can't be trusted to be left to their own devices.
  - swader999 5y ago
    To quote Tolstoy: "The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him."
  - narrator 5y ago
    The New York Times had two years of bad RussiaGate scoops and everyone still trusts them.
    - narrator 5y ago
      Speaking of The New York Times, a NYT reporter tweeted that it was racist to even discuss the lab leak theory: https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/new-york-times-covid-reporter-says-its-racist-discuss-wuhan-lab-leak-theory https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/new-york-times-covid-repo...
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xbar 5y ago
No.
LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
Is there any 'legitimate' source of information? Methinks it's all just some form of propaganda, or another, camouflaged as crappy infotainment. So if you are into being brainwashed, you could also don your sunglasses, and have at least some fun, skimming between the lines.
bballer 5y ago
Nice strawman.