I'm so glad to see this post did really well rewards-wise to get it into Trending. I really struggle with a lot of the conspiracy theories that get absolutely huge rewards on this platform... it adds legitimacy to information that is clearly fiction.
Freedom of Speech is always going to be a hard one... it can be used to highlight stories that have been completely suppressed, but traditional social media (particularly YouTube and Twitter) tends to also bubble up the most extreme theories to the top since they illicit the most reactions out of people.
I think we're now at the point that there is so much information out on the internet that it's really crazy hard for really anyone to figure out what is true and what is made up purely for clicks. I really like shows like John Oliver, Phillip DeFranco and Hasan Minaj since they seem pretty unbiased and have clearly done their research. In regards to the point above about John Oliver mocking crypto... he totally made fun of a lot of things, but also clearly explained what it was all about. Lots of his audience would have had a much better understanding about blockchain after that episode and I'm glad he brought it, including the sillier aspects, to light.
I agree there at the end and just posted a similar comment. There's been many using his jokes as a way to discredit what he says but they do a lot of research and often rely on facts over fiction while ending the episode on a more serious note.