In the world of social media with no gatekeepers, @drvox says "misinformation wins". He tells Mehdi why:

Nov 17, 2020 · 2:45 AM UTC

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Yes calling people you don’t agree with Nazis and worse then Hitler is misinformation and needs to be stopped.
It's almost like journalism majors were abject failures at maintaining any credibility, completely debilitating their ability to credibly fact check anything.
not a very compelling argument
So waitaminute, our gatekeepers oughta only be the networks that are sponsored by actual arms dealers and war profiteers?
No one believes anything you say. Even the people who express belief and solidarity with you do so for their own purposes, they know you are lying. They are liars too.
Oh heeeeeelllll naw. Why are liberals intent on going backwards on everything all of sudden? Wtf is even wrong with you? Dumb idea. Shove it.
Nonsense! Freedom of speech. There is just as much misinformation in cable news if not more.
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What is meant by freedom of the press? The press is free, I should say, when it is easy and not illegal to get minority opinions into print and distribute them to the public. - George Orwell (As I Please 80 April 1947)
It's really sad seeing "liberals" calling for censorship and "gatekeepers" to control "misinformation." Like they actually think that it will only be used against conservatives. No WMDs? Well our former intel community fact-checker says there are.
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