Comment on Does this instance have a stance on right wing disinformation communities?
Madbrad200@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They suggested to me that I block their community but I will not because that is how you get a cesspit of an instance
Who cares? Just block it and carry on as normal. What other people do doesn’t effect your enjoyment of lemmy at all.
lemmyshmemmy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is a terrible attitude to have towards disinformation.
We should defend the quality of the information we get through social media. It has considerable influence over how we perceived the world and live our lives.
Madbrad200@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There’s disinformation all over the internet, I block it and get on with my life.
boredtortoise@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Disinformation affects first hand those who don’t block it. It then sways them and affects everyone through democracy.
Putting blinders on doesn’t solve the issue
shootwhatsmyname@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Do you think it’s possible you or someone else might be wrong about something being disinformation?
shootwhatsmyname@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Are you sure your definition of disinformation is absolute truth? Maybe someone else comes along with a slightly different definition of disinformation. Which one of you makes the calls?
Why do you think this should be a global policy regulated by several admins as opposed to something we can each do ourselves?
lemmyshmemmy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
No I don’t think I have absolute truth. I’m not the person in charge of this instance, so I don’t have a process for choosing between definitions.
It should be a global policy because admins are the ones with tools to deal with systemic disinformation campaigns. Also, some people can generally do it for themselves but nobody can always tell when they’re being manipulated.