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by D_Alex 1573 days ago
> Free speech does not include using speech to lie and defraud.

The social media is full of misinformation published by the Ukrainians, eg:

https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20220301-video-debu...

https://www.bbc.com/news/60554910

https://www.bbc.com/news/60554910

So, should we cut off Ukraine's internet access?

And we barely see any information from the Russian side. Is it not better to see the propaganda and expose it? Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

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None of your links say that the Ukrainian government or state-sponsored media engaged in misinformation. It's not even clear that it's of Ukrainian origin.

> Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

I used to believe that, too, but there's evidence that silencing misinformation results in less misinformation overall.