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Social Media Bans of Scientific Misinformation Aren't Helpful, Researchers Say
- dredmorbius 5y agoJSwall: https://archive.is/SDJ5x https://archive.is/SDJ5x
- jfengel 5y agoOf course they aren't. But that doesn't mean they're the wrong thing to do. If I were running a social media site, I wouldn't want to be used to spread outright lies. I'd already be controlling for spam, threats, and other abuse of my platform. I can't control anybody else's platform, and keeping misinformation off of my platform alone is like holding back the ocean with a broom. Nonetheless, I would want my platform to be something I could be proud of, rather than cringe about. Misinformation is a tiny piece of the overall problem of deliberate malfeasance. People have created disrespect for science, and lost the thread of a nation as a place where we work for a decent way to live together rather than an ongoing fight of good against evil. That's a fight that's far bigger than me. It's even bigger than Facebook. I honestly expect it to get much worse. But if I'm going to be involved in it, I'm going to treat misinformation the same way I treat spam.