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It's not just about facts: Democrats and Republicans have sharply different attitudes about removing misinformation from social media::One person’s content moderation is another’s censorship when it comes to Democrats’ and Republicans’ views on handling misinformation.

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[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (32 children)

That brings up another thing. At what point does it become a "public space"?

Theres an old supreme court case on a company town that claimed someone was trespassing on a sidewalk. The supreme court ruled it was a public space, and thus they could pass out leaflets.

https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/marsh-v-alabama-1946/

Imo, a lot of big sites have gotten to that stage, and should be treated as such.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (5 children)

So we should make a law that says Facebook allows neo Nazi hatred then? Not sure I follow what you're getting at if you wouldn't say yes to this question

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee -5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don't trust facebook to decide what is hate speech and what isn't, if thats what you're saying.

[–] LoKout@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you suggesting that large online spaces should have laws and police to investigate and enforce the laws? Of course this is already in place, but not at all enforced in the same manner as a public place.

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, I don't trust anyone to do that. Everyone should be able to judge for themselves.

[–] Hobbes@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Except that, clearly, they can't. Look at the republican base.

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