• @HardlightCereal@lemmy.worldOP
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    01 year ago

    Yeah, that’s better. Misinformation covers situations like defamation and many kinds of hate speech. Although there still needs to be a solution for stalking and sexual harassment, as long as it doesn’t overlap and outlaw protest or deplatforming.

    • @jarfil@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Misinformation covers situations like defamation and many kinds of hate speech.

      Not really:

      • Misinformation: “false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead.”
      • Disinformation: “deliberately misleading or biased information; manipulated narrative or facts; propaganda.”

      The difference is between “I don’t believe you, so you get banned” vs. “I think you’re trying to mislead people, so you get banned”.

      Misinformation allows banning any information a mod believes to be “false”, for whatever reason, no matter the proof.

      (PS: if any mod doesn’t agree with these definitions, they could remove this comment based on “misinformation”)