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gruez

Yes.

Follow up question: should a real democracy have a Ministry of Truth?

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What I find interesting is how the discussions change based on who is involved.

For example, everyone seems to agree that ISIS videos should be removed.

Not because of falsehoods

Really? Allowed as in without punishment? Is that the world you want to live in?

Sure. It's the world Americans already live in, except for certain specifically defined types of lies (e.g. fraud, perjury, libel of non-public figures, etc).

Of interest: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/does-th...

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