Accountability for lies and hate speech is not censorship. There is a big difference between telling someone what color to paint their 1/6
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house, and telling them the paint must not contain lead. If everyone is allowed to use their own made-up "alternative facts", then 2/6
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soon there won't be any freedom of speech to protect, because freedom of speech like speech itself will be meaningless. Misinformation 3/6
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is like environmental pollution. Polluters must be held accountable for the damage they cause and must pay for the repairs. At the very 4/6
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least we must develop a shared sense that spreading misinformation is unethical and that people have a moral obligation to fact check 5/6
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the things they believe. This is your monthly reminder to read THE ETHICS OF BELIEF: http://www.clifford.at/Docs/EthicsBeliefWKClifford.pdf … 6/6
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