https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2024/fact-checking-is-not-censorship/
"A recent Supreme Court case put a spotlight on how social media companies like
Meta moderate content on their platforms. It also put a spotlight on critics
who say that content moderation — and the fact-checking that goes with it — is
a form of censorship.
The Supreme Court case is primarily about the government’s actions in dealing
with tech platforms: Did the Biden administration go too far in asking for
takedowns of vaccine-related misinformation? For years, similar attacks have
been aimed at fact-checkers. As director of the International Fact-Checking
Network, I’ve watched this movement label fact-checkers as part of a
“censorship industrial complex,” claiming that fact-checkers are trying to
suppress debatable information.
Ironically, this deeply misleading argument itself is aimed at suppressing
critique and debate."
Via Esther Schindler.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
