> The row began in April, with the judge ordering the suspension of dozens of X accounts for allegedly spreading disinformation.
Not a fan of the idea that a judge (or politician) can just order accounts banned... especially banned for "disinformation."
In theory its fine but of course it all depends on who is defining what is disinformation and what isn't. I mean basically its a fancy word for lying. How often is "politician X is a liar" getting thrown around?
I hate how we've given weight behind "misinformation" and "disinformation" and "fact-checking" as if those are immune from bias just the same as "lying."
Oppressors have tendency to misuse lies not rules. Because they can create rules on demand if needed, especially after masses are manipulated - with the lies. So swamping your environment with lies 'just in case' seems to me like de-evolution of human society.
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[ 2.0 ms ] story [ 17.5 ms ] threadNot a fan of the idea that a judge (or politician) can just order accounts banned... especially banned for "disinformation."
In theory its fine but of course it all depends on who is defining what is disinformation and what isn't. I mean basically its a fancy word for lying. How often is "politician X is a liar" getting thrown around?
I hate how we've given weight behind "misinformation" and "disinformation" and "fact-checking" as if those are immune from bias just the same as "lying."