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Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com |
An essential read from the former research manager of Stanford’s Internet Observatory, on how spreaders of misinformation (people who have been deceived) and disinformation (people who know they’re lying) view even *labelling* a post as misinformation as censorship. More … 🧵
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Kevin Korb
@kbkorb.bsky.social
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Because I'm a nitpicker: "disinfo" gen refers to an organized campaign, not just lying.
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Kevin Korb
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If fact checking is censorship, then all of science is censorship. Science is a giant conspiracy meant to prevent humans from living their dreams.
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The Nerdskull
@nerdskull.bsky.social
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Shellenberger is one of the most ridiculous science deniers out there.
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Katharine Hayhoe
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Trolling + misinformation requires an audience: so when rather than responding, I simply block, they also perceive that as censorship. This latest accusation, for example, claims that, as a university professor, I am a public official and hence shouldn’t be allowed to block anyone on social media.
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Dermot Casey
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Schellenberger and a bunch or crazy people are holding an event in Dublin on Free Speech (they're freaking out as the upcoming Irish hate speech laws may mean consequences for their awfulness)
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Scott Greacen
@rsgreacen.bsky.social
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It is difficult to exaggerate the depths of the abyss of bad faith from which Shellenberger operates.
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Alan Gardiner
@alang64.bsky.social
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It's only censorship if the item is invisible to everyone. Pointing out that a statement is wrong with supporting evidence is the only way we advance in society.
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David Sacerdote
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For anybody reading this: block on BlueSky is particularly powerful: it prevents 3rd parties from seeing the trolling they already did.
You can also pre-block many of the trolls using a list from @aegis.blue
bsky.app/profile/aegi...
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rhaco_dactylus, phd
@rhacodactylus.bsky.social
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there's a parallel problem going on within some allegedly scientific circles, treating peer review as a form of censorship
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Cassandra’s Charm
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There needs to be a determination ( that both the right and the left ) decides is misinformation and not censorship. However , some people have difficulty with “truth “ when it hurts their reelection prospects
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Aaron Bourque
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Yes, but they spread mis- and disinformation, so their credibility is already shot.
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Kate Starbird
@katestarbird.bsky.social
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This is a fantastic article, and one of the best things it does is explain how folks who have benefited from the manipulation of online platforms have successfully equated any effort to address that manipulation as “censorship.”
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Green Neighbour
@greenneighbour.bsky.social
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Yes, but... what if it's honest misinformation?
PS.
I trust you know me well enough to know this is a parody! 😉
PPS.
You have a brief cameo in this one!
youtu.be/w8qvrSJzFm0
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Linguiça May Alcott🇺🇦
@silkscreenfiend.bsky.social
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Under the constitution, lies are given the same legal protection as truth. That's probably unchangeable, but we need to break the habit of therefore treating lies and liars as worthy of the same respect as truths and honest actors. Decorum here is dangerous.
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Super Saiga
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Propaganda by Redefinition of Words
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John Cluverius
@johncluverius.bsky.social
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Imagine a white man too thinned-skinned for *academia*
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