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Very good. We wouldn't want to go an election without the assistance of a Ministry of Truth.

• Quillbert182 4y ago
  Don’t you mean… doubleplusgood?
• taurath 4y ago
  This is hyperbolic in the extreme - the only things I've seen on the election information is tagging conspiracy theories for which there is no evidence, or noting that videos going viral are faked. Every time I see people advocate for less moderation its really freedom to lie through their damn teeth.
  • MilnerRoute 4y ago
    The Post's article acknowledges Roth's tweet -- but that "Trust & Safety organization" seems like a different organization than the election information team that "has worked for years to counter election-related falsehoods." "As recently as two weeks ago, Twitter was touting the team’s debunking efforts as a key aspect of its approach to the 2022 midterms. But on Friday, multiple Twitter employees told The Washington Post the entire team appeared to have been cut amid Musk’s layoffs."
  • hnfong 4y ago
    > Every time I see people advocate for less moderation its really freedom to lie through their damn teeth. The freedom to publish statements that the establishment (aka Ministry of Truth) deems as false. It's also called lying. You might think it's obvious what's true and false, but if that's the case you clearly haven't done enough philosophy...
    • taurath 4y ago
      I think it is objectively obvious, most of the time, when a video is doctored or a false statement is presented as fact. I'd rather not live in a place where absolutely nothing is real. Societies crumble under such a culture. Birds are considered real only because its not politically advantageous to believe they aren't real. What a dumb fucking value system to live under.