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Comment by mrobot | Hacker News Reader

Definitely not a fan of this new wave of whatever you might call it... even-more-direct opinion management than the media already gives us, i guess. Whether it be Facebook partnering with the Atlantic Council, sites like Snopes, Google ranking down independent news or demonetizing peoples stuff, or this... seems like i'm only supposed to have CIA-approved opinions.

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I could be wrong but isn’t this prioritizing content that cites sources? that seems like it could be valuable, we’re being crushed under waves of information that is utterly unreliable (which is a method of disinfo, intentional or not) and there are too many people that believe the first thing they read.

While some people's opinions aren't influenced by such measures, a lot of people are just waiting to have their opinion managed. They'll do literally anything they're told to do if managed correctly. This presents a danger if they're managed by bad actors. It's important for those opinions to be managed for good.

I wonder how you would react if you discovered that your information diet was being curated to ensure you were not exposed to information contradictory to what someone else believes is in your best interest. If it's not okay to impose on you,it's probably not okay to impose it on others.

I would react badly unless I understood the reasons for it at the same time.

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