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How is that different than ads in a newspaper? …or on radio? …or on television? — all of which have been used by elites to spread misinformation. Why is the so
by zmgsabst 4y ago
How is that different than ads in a newspaper? …or on radio? …or on television? — all of which have been used by elites to spread misinformation.
Why is the solution censorship rather than better analysis and consensus mechanisms?
I think you’re ignoring the second-order effects of mass censorship eg, the Thailand study [1] suggests vaccine censorship and failure to address concerns may have been a catastrophic mistake. We need to seek consensus through discussion and debate — to avoid lying to ourselves and thus engaging in horrors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekTR0w2M9-U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekTR0w2M9-U
- Arainach 4y agoAll of those have a higher financial bar to entry and have never been considered free speech. Publishing/distribution companies have rejected ads in the newspaper/super bowl/radio all the time for as long as those forms have existed.
- zmgsabst 4y agoYes — the only difference between your example and those is that ad networks democratize information, rather than spreading misinformation being an elite privilege. How is that worse than Yellow Journalism?