[y-c-o-m-b]

Propaganda will always exist in one form or another. State law is not going to change that or even put a dent in it.

The only decent option to fight propaganda is through the education system. The incoming generations should be armed with sharp critical thinking skills, common sense, and empathy (this one is especially important). There needs to be more demonstrative sessions in classrooms where students actively participate in distinguishing fake content from real ones (and specifically how they can deem it to be fake).

My kid's public school does an ok job at teaching the above skills on a surface level, but it comes off as an afterthought as opposed to a primary lesson. I wish they would take it to a more granular level and make it a primary aspect of education.

[aeternum]

Sure, critical thinking skills are important, but how do we teach kids or ourselves to counter tech like deepfakes?

I always try to go to primary sources, but even that breaks down with a sufficiently advanced deepfake. What happens in a few years when there is no way for a human to distinguish deepfake from authentic?