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what is the problem with this. State controlled media are useful accounts to follow, they will tell you the policy position of the governments in question. If t

what is the problem with this. State controlled media are useful accounts to follow, they will tell you the policy position of the governments in question. If they gain followers presumably this is one the volition of those who choose to follow, free competition for ideas and all that. Suppressing accounts is preferring comfortable ignorance over discomforting awareness.

richbell 4y ago
State-controlled media are used to publish disinformation and misinformation. There is no "free competition for ideas" when certain actors will blatantly lie; removing warning labels guarantees that users will stumble across demonstrably false information from an unreliable source and falsely believe it credible.
- stainablesteel 4y ago
  the twitter community notes are amazing at handling disinformation and misinformation. better than anything else on the internet that i've seen. its open source and it requires multiple different echo chambers to agree in order for it to come into effect. multiple politicians have already been caught lying on the spot and it points it out. any individuals, corporations, or state actors trying to do the same thing will face the same consequences. personally, i care a lot about receiving and working off truthful and factual information. i can't think of a better platform for all these assholes to have to communicate through.
  - richbell 4y ago
    They're useful for providing context for one-off tweets. Account labels like "state controlled media" provides context for known bad actors.
- hunglee2 4y ago
  agree with your assessment - this is still a competition, perhaps less for ideas, more for 'narrative dominance'. US state controlled media has an extraordinary advantage in this area, I see no reason why it should require a platforms additional support to win this contest. It's like prime Mike Tyson needing the referee to hobble the guy in the other corner - totally unncessary!

richbell 4y ago

State-controlled media are used to publish disinformation and misinformation. There is no "free competition for ideas" when certain actors will blatantly lie; removing warning labels guarantees that users will stumble across demonstrably false information from an unreliable source and falsely believe it credible.

stainablesteel 4y ago
the twitter community notes are amazing at handling disinformation and misinformation. better than anything else on the internet that i've seen. its open source and it requires multiple different echo chambers to agree in order for it to come into effect. multiple politicians have already been caught lying on the spot and it points it out. any individuals, corporations, or state actors trying to do the same thing will face the same consequences. personally, i care a lot about receiving and working off truthful and factual information. i can't think of a better platform for all these assholes to have to communicate through.
- richbell 4y ago
  They're useful for providing context for one-off tweets. Account labels like "state controlled media" provides context for known bad actors.
hunglee2 4y ago
agree with your assessment - this is still a competition, perhaps less for ideas, more for 'narrative dominance'. US state controlled media has an extraordinary advantage in this area, I see no reason why it should require a platforms additional support to win this contest. It's like prime Mike Tyson needing the referee to hobble the guy in the other corner - totally unncessary!