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>The platform makes no distinction between the speaker and the content creator But this actually is a potentially thinly veiled way to spread disinformation, r
by unclebucknasty 5y ago
>The platform makes no distinction between the speaker and the content creator
But this actually is a potentially thinly veiled way to spread
disinformation, right? If you wanted to push a dishonest narrative, all you'd need do is show clips of someone else speaking the words and call it "reporting".
And this is all within the context of a massive surge in d/misinfo across these platforms. They're already having trouble keeping up. I think that context is important, because it warrants a different level of "aggression" in policing. If someone is spouting lies is it reasonable to, say, block the original producer of those lies, but let thousands of other accounts repeat them and generate millions of impressions for the lies?
Because, the lies would still be getting out there, and these platforms are trying to combat being the conduit for them no matter where it comes from. Seems reasonable.