Sinister sounds: podcasts are becoming the new medium of misinformation(theguardian.com)
theguardian.com
Sinister sounds: podcasts are becoming the new medium of misinformation
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/dec/12/sinister-sounds-podcasts-are-becoming-the-new-medium-of-misinformation
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> Then we better start censoring individual conversations
Too slow!
> China’s WeChat is filtering keywords and images deemed sensitive, without users' knowledge
https://citizenlab.ca/2020/05/we-chat-they-watch/
Too slow!
> China’s WeChat is filtering keywords and images deemed sensitive, without users' knowledge
https://citizenlab.ca/2020/05/we-chat-they-watch/
Seems like the real problem is that somehow the powers that be, have been able to reshape the Internet which used to enable every person and or device connected to it, to communicate freely with any other person or device also connected to it at will, the powerful have now segmented it into so called platforms which take away these freedoms and infact coherence those connected to them into perceiving reality through their own construct. Simmilar to how media was controlled by the powerful few, pre-internet.
Why is anyone shocked that this has occured and will continue to, is it not the natural evolution of all past forms of mass communication?
Propeganda FTW, always!
Why is anyone shocked that this has occured and will continue to, is it not the natural evolution of all past forms of mass communication?
Propeganda FTW, always!
> While alt-right figures have been increasingly chased off Facebook and Twitter, podcasting is shaping up as the next arena where the fight over questionable or dangerous content will play out.
I can't read this and not read "We banned people who disagree with us because they had some silly ideas and now they went to other platforms and are gaining support!"
When platforms choose to censor people, they seem to feel like they effectively "killed" the threat. No, the people you refused to argue with just moved and they'll definitely bring everyone who thinks like they do together.
These platforms are going against the information age, towards some kind of "censor age" - It won't work. This will only alienate people into groups that hate each other.
I can't read this and not read "We banned people who disagree with us because they had some silly ideas and now they went to other platforms and are gaining support!"
When platforms choose to censor people, they seem to feel like they effectively "killed" the threat. No, the people you refused to argue with just moved and they'll definitely bring everyone who thinks like they do together.
These platforms are going against the information age, towards some kind of "censor age" - It won't work. This will only alienate people into groups that hate each other.
I think it could be argued that kicking people off these platforms may serve to more radicalize their most ardent supporters.
But there is no way that being kicked off your primary platform doesn't significantly shrink your viewership at least in the short to mid term.
But there is no way that being kicked off your primary platform doesn't significantly shrink your viewership at least in the short to mid term.
It's nothing new. Mass media and propaganda have been inextricably linked since the invention of the printing press.
ISPs are probably next. If all the content hosts/providers are censored, then we better limit speech between individuals, and block it at the connection level.
Then we better start censoring individual conversations. Seeing (dis)information on iMessage will lend it an air of credibility, and that would be terrible!
I wonder if we can come up with a way to censor in person conversation. Maybe my phone can use voice recognition and alert me that my conversation partner (or I) am discussing something that has been debunked and fact checked. If I espouse too many debunked or unverified facts, maybe I should be fined? Or have my credit score lowered?
The possibilities are endless!