By this standard, if authoritarians start using “fabricated” to slander opponent claims, we should drop the term.
If they accuse dissidents of “lies”, we should stop talking about their lies. This strategy of constant retreat will just end up with self-censorship, and no gain.https://twitter.com/accessnow/status/1049995044860690432 …
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If people can’t keep terms from being misused, that’s a function of power and effective opposition. Abandoning terms and concepts is just a sign of weakness. On what planet do people think if we stop using the term, somehow, it ends up with less censorship by authoritarians?
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Hi Zeynep, while the tweet is poorly phrased, that's not what the article says at all. It says clearly that state governments are "weaponizing legitimate concerns of misinformation toward speech it finds unfavorable to state leaders," though nothing of the use of the term itself.
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I know, but first, it's a common refrain. Also a common problem: not paying attention to headlines/tweets. Most people only see tweet/headline. I don't know how a group in the "information wars/censorship" space cannot figure this out. (Not singling them out, it's so common).
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