The operative Q isn't whether Bret or NYT are right, but whether 3rd parties should intervene to penalize the article to combat "fake news"
(2) Be intentionally broad. Don't call a climate article fake for one misinterpreted fact. Call if fake if overall message is denialism.
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Two tweets in and we're already in hot water. Here's an example. Decouple it from climate change. Let's say e.g. the Trump-Russia affair
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There are stories across the political range on this topic. At both ends there is garbage.
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But the point on that spectrum where you draw that line is not the same as where someone else will. And that choice is not unbiased.
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The Q is not should NYT have editorial standards. Of course they should. And maybe they're wrong here (it's actually irrelevant if they are)
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The Q is whether it is a good thing for platforms to overrule NYT. If yes, that's a major infringement of the press. If no, where's the line
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It's not "overruling NYT". It's treating all media equally rather than giving NYT exemption based on historic reputation.
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And there is absolutely nothing problematic about acting to prevent propagation of misinformation in a transparent manner.
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Except it's not transparent. It's deferring judgement from editors at publications to super-editors at tech cos who also have biases.
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This eliminates perception that a nitpicking-type distinction was made for a non-transparent reason. Be transparent about big pro-truth bias
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(3) Don't fall into bothsidesism. Something like 75-80% of fake news is right-wing, 20% or less left-leaning. So...
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...don't make up some stupid 50-50 quota trying to catch the same amount of fake news on "both sides".
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(4) Get real experts who are trusted for debunking fake shit. Partner with Snopes or something. Don't use random in-house tech bros.
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