Claims on X and Telegram include downplaying 7 October Hamas attack and allegations Palestinians are faking scenes of suffering

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    poorly regulated online platforms

    Oh no! Not poorly regulated online platforms! Please regulators, come and save us from each other!

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      Some accountability for people creating and spreading propaganda would solve many of these problems.

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            That won’t ever stop.

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                But it does mean it will never be “solved”.

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                  Sure, but very reduced, because theres now consequences to being a lying piece of shit.

                  Thats one of the main points behing punishing crime.

                  Or maybe we should stop punishing crime because it wont stop it anyway?

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                    we

                    I’m not part of your “we”.

                    maybe we should stop punishing crime because it wont stop it anyway?

                    “Crime” is whatever the powers that be decide it to be. Unfortunately the powers that be are greedy and act in their own interest rather than in the interests of the population at large.

                    Criminalising online words is not the way to deal with disinformation. It’s a simple minded, knee jerk reaction and a dangerous threat to freedom of speech and freedom of thought.

                    The appropriate way to deal with disinformation is to invest in education, particularly education of reason and critical thinking.

                    But that won’t happen because a population of educated people capable of reason and critical thinking goes very much against the interests of the powers that be.

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            You flatter me.

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      My eating habits are also out of control. Turn on The Regulator Signal! Save me Regulators!

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