I’ve seen Facebook’s fact check warning, but this is new to me to see it on Twitter also.
It’s a bad idea driven by good intentions.
And yes, I know of Brandolini's law, also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle.
To some it might make sense. “Stop the spread of lies and misinformation which threaten our democratic republic!” At closer glance, IMO, it cripples an important feedback loop we need to evolve our ability to think critically: shame and accountability.
We only gain new information about something when we learn we were wrong as demonstrated so well here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vKA4w2O61Xo
I want people sharing misinformation to feel the shame of being wrong which may help them think twice next time before sharing.
I want individuals holding each other accountable, not outsourcing that important function to a centralized third party with misaligned interests. By adding warnings like this, how many people won’t go through the share, shame, evolve cycle?
Thinking for ourselves is key to improving our ability to exist in an increasingly complex world. We can’t let mommy and daddy tech company do it for us, or we truly will become compliant sheep.
Think.
Fact check.
Call out the BS.
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I not know what is up in Twitter or in Facebook... I not use them long time... so I hope all start make same.... GET OUT FROM THERE.
They will be destroyed by this ... and the billions in damages they face for banning crypto industry ads.
I don't disagree with them on this. It's their choice what ads they want to support and what they don't.
Not if its anti-competitive or in an exclusionary agreement its not their choice - its illegal.
Twitter even censors the President of the United States!
Equal rights for all. shrugs
In Twitter we trust! 😖
I can understand why they do it. But I see problems that arise with doing these things. They can't check all tweets, even if they have perfect algorithms. This could lead to a general prohibition for certain topics - which no one wants.
I think a lot of the "not liking cryptos", be it FB or YT, comes from being sued one time too many by idiots that fell for scam. They can't analyse the background of each ad or the contents of each video - so they don't permit it.
To the feedback look and shame/accountability: today's world is more and more polarised and a lot of people have difficulties to even entertain the thoughts that they might be mistaken. All reaction, no response ;)