8mo ago

Petition: Create a public consultation on freedom of speech and disinformation

petition.parliament.uk

To whom it may concern.

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Considering the sheer amount of mis/disinformation we've seen in just our own media over the last decade (cough the NHS buses cough), I absolutely agree that we need the government to be putting more accountability onto online media sources (I.e. news publishers and social media platforms) for the mis/disinformation they allow to propagate through them, and to find more ways to increase the digital literacy of our population (particularly the elderly and children) so they're more resistant to it in the future.
- I agree. But can see how this will go.
  If it gets the votes. (Hard because most have gotten fed up with these things achieving nothing)
  Parliment will have a discussion. Argue about how impossible it is to define truth from a government prospective. (IE without looking like censorship)
  Then never being it up again.
  Unfortunately this is the sort of problem that needs answers before letting government discuss it. And then needs grass roots support to force it forward.
  And honestly. I don't think the UK is capable of that any more. NHS creating and post war social housing was likely the last time we were.
Why anyone would downvote this is beyond me. More than ever, we need to strengthen regulations across the board when it comes to knowingly spreading misinformation, failing to do due diligence if you’re in a position of power and spreading unverified information, privacy and right to be forgotten with AI, and so much more.
- Maybe because these petition have never (as far as I know) achieved anything?
- Do we really want the government to be the arbiters of truth though?
Signed it. Let's see
- Same here. Every little helps ;-)
national narrative
WTF is that?
- In Political Order & Political Decay, Francis Fukuyama talks about a national narrative. It is a political tool for citizens to have a common understanding of their history, which then leads to a common understanding of its future. With this common understanding, the people become more unified, thus enabling the nation to accomplish many great things.
  
  It is a political tool ...
  What is?
Freedom of speech should be something we absolutely we have in civilised society. I can't believe how many people are against it.
I think it needs more protection. I don't even understand how jobs can dictate your freedom of speech outside of work when not about work. It's dystopian and no one cares.

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