What needs to happen isn't censorship... I think more metadata needs to be provided with "news" information that gives cryptographically verifiable authorship, information source, date of publication and other items.

This would allow people to use their standard logic for determining the veracity of information to be used.

Yes, it needs supporting software and processes, but it's a better way to go than just trying to remove everything someone thinks is "false".

It's already decided for us in indirect ways through influence on social media. Why bother censoring information when huge swaths of people will do it for you? Most of the public in the world, let alone USA are puppetted by algorithms and belief system of Silicon Valley. A person's brain has inputs and outputs. Inputs are overloaded with popular trends, social media posts, constant attention seeking and addiction culture fostered by these companies. Independent thought if it goes against the mainstream will get characterized as 'political' or worse 'misinformation', ultimately get shunned.

The government and courts decide truth and falsity all day, everyday. That isn't new. The real issue is the scope of speech and activities that are put under scrutiny.

A society. Gov't doesn't beam down to Earth from space but is elected. Overstep and you won't be voted on again and the bullshit will be reversed

Did you want Trump deciding what the truth was about January 6? About election fraud?

Do you want Biden deciding what the truth is about the Afghanistan pullout? About Biden's state of mental ability?

At least one of the two previous paragraphs should terrify you.