Is it? I hear people say that. I know the downsides of censorship. But I haven't seen that sunlight is any more effective. An awful lot of people believe an a

Is it? I hear people say that. I know the downsides of censorship. But I haven't seen that sunlight is any more effective. An awful lot of people believe an awful lot of easily-disproven bullshit. Frequently, exposing somebody's false beliefs to "sunshine" just makes them believe it harder. "Sunshine is the best disinfectant" often means "I have some falsehood that I wish to keep pushing, and I'm going to pretend that I will change my mind if it's wrong". All other things being equal, I'd rather not censor things. But all things aren't always equal, and I don't think that an absolutist approach actually helps anything.