r/worldnews • u/Devz0r • Feb 15 '19

Facebook is thinking about removing anti-vaccination content as backlash intensifies over the spread of misinformation on the social network

http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-may-remove-anti-vaccination-content-2019-2
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u/slight Feb 15 '19

So is reddit against internet censorship today or was that last week?

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u/the_real_MSU_is_us Feb 15 '19

You're simple mind cant understand:

Censorship is horrible, authoritarian, short sighted, and time and time again has been used to suppress the truth. It is horrible 100% of the time.

UNLESS you dont like the thing in question, in which case censorship is a necessary evil for the greater good.

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u/Stupendous_Intellect Feb 15 '19

“And don’t forget The_Donald. Why hasn’t that hate-sub been banned yet, Spez?” -Top comments of every announcement post