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State-controlled media are used to publish disinformation and misinformation. There is no "free competition for ideas" when certain actors will blatantly lie; r
by richbell 3y 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 3y agothe 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 3y agoThey're useful for providing context for one-off tweets. Account labels like "state controlled media" provides context for known bad actors.
- hunglee2 3y agoagree 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!