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Should social media websites remove posts which spread misinformation?
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As
Thomas Jefferson
argued, a prerequisite for democracy is an informed public. Therefore, any medium which hosts political discussion has a duty to stop misinformation.
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Pro claim 1
The spread of misinformation harms democracy as, when individuals have a mistaken understanding of the world, they are unable to vote in their own self-interests.