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2015 precedes the election of Trump and the Brexit referendum, watershed moments when we started to really worry about the kinds of things we allow to prolifera
by bitwize 3y ago
2015 precedes the election of Trump and the Brexit referendum, watershed moments when we started to really worry about the kinds of things we allow to proliferate online.
We have a different internet now, and content policing by providers of various network services is very much on the table.
- 123yawaworht456 3y ago"we" who?
- nerdo 3y agoWhat “kinds of things” are “we” really worried about? Representative government, public referendums? Very much on what table?
- bitwize 3y agoRight-wing misinformation that can tip public opinion in favor of electing Trump or voting for Brexit. That's the danger.
- zrn900 3y agoSo 'misinformation' about nonexistent WMDs were all ok. Despite having been propagated by the 'most trustworthy' organizations and media outlets who are today ironically being used as 'fact checkers'.
- kbolino 3y agoForcing consensus upon a heterogeneous electorate raises the question of whether liberal democracy itself is the right model of governance.
- monsecchris 3y agoAn abundance of left wing disinformation is fine though
- neverrroot 3y agoI'm trying to learn more about what disinformation is, could you please post your thoughts under the following Ask HN post? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39554369 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39554369
- pyuser583 3y ago“We” were worrying about misinformation far before those events. “Misinformation” was pretty much a canned response to Brexit and the Trump election, neither of which were heavily influenced by misinformation.