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_______someone t1_j55c58a wrote

Reply to comment by oOzephyrOo in Study of more than 2,400 Facebook users suggests that platforms — more than individual users — have a larger role to play in stopping the spread of misinformation online by giuliomagnifico

That's called censorship. For the pros and cons of this practice, look it up. I ain't educating you on something you should have retained from your high-school history class.

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whittily t1_j575iny wrote

No. Speech is zero sum. Democratic societies always have to create prioritization mechanisms and institutions to not let public debate degrade to chaotic shouting matches.

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mobrocket t1_j55k8pu wrote

It is. But censorship isn't always a bad thing.

Societies have to decide what should or shouldn't be censored.

I could easily argue why in today's post truth world where any idiot can find an audience maybe we need more censorship

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mobrocket t1_j578oce wrote

So you think child porn should be allowed.... Same logic

Or graphic murder on all tv stations

Irs should disclose everyone's tax returns

All that stuff is censored and protected because as a society we determined it's not acceptable for all the public to have

Maybe you should consider censoring your mind and it's 5th grade level of knowledge about censorship

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_______someone t1_j569vml wrote

The authority of a government to suppress the ideas that people express is always a bad thing.

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