Some political issues are a difference of viewpoint rather than facts. There can be legitimate disagreement over these issues, so companies deciding that one view is true and the other is false would be bad for dialog.

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Con: While there is room for debate on many issues, a lot of the most harmful misinformation spread on social media is unarguably false, like conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines or the 2020 US presidential election.

Should social media websites remove posts which spread misinformation?

Some political issues are a difference of viewpoint rather than facts. There can be legitimate disagreement over these issues, so companies deciding that one view is true and the other is false would be bad for dialog.

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While there is room for debate on many issues, a lot of the most harmful misinformation spread on social media is unarguably false, like conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines or the 2020 US presidential election.

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Some political issues are a difference of viewpoint rather than facts. There can be legitimate disagreement over these issues, so companies deciding that one view is true and the other is false would be bad for dialog.

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While there is room for debate on many issues, a lot of the most harmful misinformation spread on social media is unarguably false, like conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines or the 2020 US presidential election.