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The problem with this is there often is some shred of truth in any extreme claim that is pulled far out of context. A better approach might be to leave it up b
by aeternum 5y ago
The problem with this is there often is some shred of truth in any extreme claim that is pulled far out of context.
A better approach might be to leave it up but flag it and link to a page that explains what parts of the claim are true and which are misconstrued or embellished.
Social media excels at optimizing that one more engagement, leverage it here to lead people closer to the truth.
- rglover 5y ago> A better approach might be to leave it up but flag it and link to a page that explains what parts of the claim are true and which are misconstrued or embellished. No. That leads to potential for editorializing and taking us right back to square one. Treat people like sensible, intelligent adults.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoThat doesn't scale, though. Who's going to do the research as to what parts of the claim are true? Does YouTube have people with the medical research knowledge to do this? Do they have people with the knowledge who don't already have firmly entrenched positions on this question?