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>only actions can cause harm Disseminating information is an action. Also misinformation does not always contain information: Many times it's just a more polit
by ineedasername 5y ago
>only actions can cause harm
Disseminating information is an action. Also misinformation does not always contain information: Many times it's just a more polite way of calling something a lie, or simply wrong. Even when there is information, cherry picking which information to share can give the opposite impression of what more robust information would show.
The question of who to trust is a good one. The issue I have with the viewpoint that platforms shouldn't be allowed to make these decisions for their own platforms is that it takes away property rights by having the government mandate what can or cannot be done with privately owned property. Should people have the right to decide what people can do on their privately owned property? Businesses are allowed to make all kinds of rules about this, from dress codes to what they consider disruptive conduct. Limiting that ability seems problematic to me.
I don't have anything that I would consider a solution to finding the right answers or balance here, but I don't think we can ignore these issues.