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Regarding the rules surrounding fake information, I wonder why the be EU hasn't taken a similar stance against Fox News equivalencies?
by dontblink 4y ago
Regarding the rules surrounding fake information, I wonder why the be EU hasn't taken a similar stance against Fox News equivalencies?
- walkhour 4y agoBecause we wouldn't have any media whatsoever to consume.
- dehrmann 4y agoRules around fake information scare me because they're a limit on speech, and as Russia has recently shown, fake information is anything a dictator doesn't approve of.
- Broken_Hippo 4y agoRussia has recently shown, fake information is anything a dictator doesn't approve of. This isn't an issue of "limits on speech", but rather, another reminder that one shouldn't enable folks to become dictators. Not having some reasonable limits on actual misinformation makes us all less free, however, because we cannot put our trust in some organizations.
- yummy_box 4y agoLet people decide what type of new (fake or not) they want to consume, is not up to the government to decide what the content that people watch/read/listen to. If you see something online that you don't like, look the other way.
- BlueTankEngine 4y agoThis sounds pretty good in principle, but I feel like Marine Le Pen and her voters should not be given this power, and that is enough for me to say no one should have it.
- dehrmann 4y ago> Not having some reasonable limits on actual misinformation makes us all less free This is a step towards "freedom is slavery."
- hnbad 4y agoIf I had a penny for every time someone referenced George Orwell without understanding his politics or even having read his books, I would have a lot of pennies. I take it you believe the tolerance paradox also gives off 1984 vibes?