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> There is no such thing as harmful information. Only actions can cause harm. Perhaps in some idealistic model of society this is true. However, in reality peo
by karmakurtisaani 5y ago
> There is no such thing as harmful information. Only actions can cause harm.
Perhaps in some idealistic model of society this is true. However, in reality people cannot process and evaluate the factual basis of all information that is pushed on them. Otherwise we would not be seeing so wide-spread misinformation campaigning, fake news and conspiracy theories. Harmful information tends to transform into harmful actions (harmful here being subjective - there's often someone benefiting as well).
I don't have a clear-cut answer who should be determining what is misinformation. Also, I don't believe one bit that a free-for-all model is a good one, quite the opposite. Currently it seems that when someone clearly crosses the line, public opinion or perception forces the company to reconsider allowing the violator to remain on their platform. It might not be the most elegant model, but possibly the best we have.