Disinformation Is One of Climate Summit’s Biggest Challenges (www.nytimes.com)

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[-] sixerzero@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I feel like that's the case with a lot of different topics. Healthcare, trans community, tech, etc. Messed up there is so much disinformation out there and so many defend it as free speech.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago

Pretty much. Some amount of editorial screening of content has incredible value.

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