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by quotemstr 668 days ago
It doesn't work that way. Any ability to ban "fake news" immediately becomes a vehicle for banning inconvenient news. It's part of human nature. I don't have to list the dozens recent examples of "fake" news turning out to be true. There's a reason that Orwell's censorship body was called the "ministry of truth".

Governments shouldn't touch censorship for the same reason alcoholics shouldn't touch booze.

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Except it already does. Post CSAM or the latest Disney movie and see how long that lasts.

It's a series of bytes, just like your comment. Don't forget, money by corporations qualifies as speech.

There should be a line drawn in the sand. When it is crossed, something should happen to preserve the well-being of everybody