[0xDEEPFAC]

> This post comes off as being sarcastic

Indeed. It is.

> and health misinformation is costing a lot of lives today

Thats a pretty cynical view of humanity - should we ban motorcycles because they are costing peoples lives? What is so bad about letting people make their own choices?

> are you OK with hate speech on social media

I believe in "free speech".

For example, is it even possible for you to tell me an objective definition of "hate" speech or "misinformation"? I bet you can't since it ends up being whatever Alphabet, or Meta's truth and morality departments agree on.

Without ways to express yourself the internet will just turn into TV - where people who agree with the megacorps get to hear their own echos all day.

[tapoxi]

> Thats a pretty cynical view of humanity - should we ban motorcycles because they are costing peoples lives? What is so bad about letting people make their own choices?

Ridiculous analogy. We're talking about preventing the spread of a lethal contagious disease. If driving a motorcycle made everyone around them unsafe then it would be a valid comparison.

[0xDEEPFAC]

> driving a motorcycle made everyone around them unsafe

Not totally untrue

> We're talking about preventing the spread of a lethal contagious disease

Getting vaccinated doesn't stop the spread... if you believe everything you hear our government officials say then I have a war in Iraq and a truck-load of cloth masks to sell you.