I’m so sick and tired of this!
One of the most misinformed statements one can make is to call some information or opinion of another dis/misinformation.
The burden of proof MUST be with the accuser—not the so-called utterer of disinformation.
Who decides this? Not the government. The 1st amendment to the US Constitution forbids it, actually.
And some corporation will decide this how? Do they really think they have enough lawyers to make the claim and get someone to pay them?
I’m thinking of a call to arms... Make outrageous statements, everyone, just because you CAN. Let them try to fight all of us!
Civil disobedience calls us to not just observe others in this fight. Even if not used, YOUR rights are bound up in this, too!
Will close in a week or so.
Sold my stock at $91.
Had they gone ahead with this idiocy and actually tried to fine someone, they would have immediately been sued and forced to do two things: 1) Define what “disinformation” is, and 2) Prove that whatever the plaintiff said wasn’t true. Good luck with that.
These social media companies are exactly like casinos. Casinos entice customers to enter by leading them to believe they can win, but then if the customers are skilled enough to win too much (via card counting, in particular), they bar them from playing. Similarly, social media companies lure their customers through the promise of a platform to freely exchange ideas and debate, but then silence, ban, and now apparently fine them if they actually try to do any of those things.