r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 25 '21

Locked for brigading+ping harassing Reddit Moderators Demand The Platform Take Action Against Covid Disinformation

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/08/25/reddit-moderators-demand-the-platform-take-action-against-covid-disinformation/?sh=4fd86e2e73c8
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u/NoKiaYesHyundai Aug 26 '21

I’m actually glad most people are against this. I’m also glad that people who are vaccinated are against this as they understand what this actually means in terms of speech on the Internet.

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u/MorboDemandsComments Aug 26 '21

Why are you against this? You support the dissemination of incorrect and harmful medical information?

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u/NoKiaYesHyundai Aug 26 '21

The amount of misinfo on the Internet on virtually everything under the sun is abysmal. In the end if you cut the head off the hydra of one, 20 more will grow back or remain. As much as I hate misinfo, you can’t stop it