should we dismantle private messaging platforms because someone, somewhere, may be spreading misinformation, a word for which we still refuse to provide a coherent and consistently-applied definition? "idk it's a little crazy but maybe! Lol" — the actual new york times
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i'm sorry but anyone casually discussing whether or not we might "do something" about free people talking to each other privately on a messaging app is a fucking fascist, fuck off
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Because they actually believe misinformation is a crime
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It does potentially have real-world consequences, up to and including the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from COVID or the government being overthrown.
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Unfortunately now that Bill Barr isn't the one saying this they no longer will feel obligated to defend encryption, nor realize that they are now taking a position akin to banning math.
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I would argue that "criminal" being used to toss potheads into prison - often dissent & "criminal" aren't so different. I'm way more concerned about the state than anybody using encrypted messages ...
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Oh, another hand-wringer who doesn't want the government to have total access to all their conversations.
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The NYTimes spread misinformation about school openings being dangerous, time to close the paper due to the harm it does to society.
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