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> No celebrity gossip. No conspiracy theories. No weight loss breakthroughs. Yes, let a big button to decide what are facts, what are opinions and what are con
by raincole 4y ago
> No celebrity gossip. No conspiracy theories. No weight loss breakthroughs.
Yes, let a big button to decide what are facts, what are opinions and what are conspiracy theories for us. Exactly what this society needs.
- DaiPlusPlus 4y agoAll of those subjects are just topics: a simple Bayesian classifier can identify those kinds of stories, arbitrating "the truth" (or lack-thereof) doesn't come into this. If empowered with this kind of filter I can assure you that I'd block-out stories about whoever this year's disgraced musician is, or whatever Prince Andrew's getting up to now, regardless of whether they're true or false.
- none_to_remain 4y agoI'm also imagining if this guy already had his tool - "you're taking """Ozempic"""? never heard of it"
- jaqalopes 4y agoIt's not for society, it's for the author's specific needs. On Twitter, you can filter certain keywords you don't want to see. Why not build a tool to do that sort of thing for the entire web?