1. La Desinformación como Arma, no como Libertad de Expresión.
Una opinión extendida considera que la desinformación deliberada no es un ejercicio de la libertad de expresión, sino una táctica peligrosa que ataca los cimientos de la democracia, la soberanía y la seguridad nacional, siendo comparada con un arma más efectiva y barata que las bombas.
- I’m sorry, but at some point, we need to start criminalizing disinformation campaigns. This is not free speech. It’s a dangerous weaponization of speech.
- Disinformation is not free speech it is an attack on our sovereignty. It is an attack on democracies and it is cheaper and more effective than bombs.
- Deliberately spreading disinformation should not be protected under the guise of “free speech.”.
- Personally i don't believe disinformation should be treated as free speech. It's a fucking cancer on democracy.
- Disinformation is not freedom of expression. It is violence being done to public discourse. It is hybrid warfare against democratic governance and civil society.
2. El Clamor por Regulación y Consecuencias Legales.
Existe una fuerte demanda para que se tomen medidas concretas contra la propagación de desinformación. Las propuestas incluyen la creación de nuevas leyes, la imposición de multas monumentales, penas de cárcel y la exigencia de responsabilidad legal tanto para los individuos como para las plataformas que la difunden.
- We need an anti-disinformation act passed through congress. Social platforms should be required to monitor and delete disinformation.
- Any media/social media that allows any disinformation should be prosecuted(monumental fines)/jailed and possibly permanently banned.
- Lies & disinformation are dangerous & should be illegal. Those who use these for political gain should be prosecuted & face serious consequences.
- The production of disinformation for the expressed purpose of disinforming should be illegal and prosecutable.
- We also really need to grapple with the "free speech" problem. Intentionally spreading misinformation and disinformation is antithetical to a healthy and just society.
3. El Dilema de la Primera Enmienda y el Riesgo de Censura.
A pesar del consenso sobre el peligro de la desinformación, existe una profunda preocupación por las implicaciones de su regulación. El debate se centra en cómo combatir las falsedades sin caer en la censura, violar derechos constitucionales como la Primera Enmienda, y el riesgo de otorgar a una autoridad el poder de decidir qué es verdad.
- We can't pass laws to shut down disinformation. That would be a blatant violation of the 1st amendment.
- Disinformation is a massive threat, but outright criminalizing lies is a slippery slope.
- Strategic warning: a democracy that fights disinformation by suppressing speech risks losing the very freedoms it defends the challenge is to counter lies without becoming authoritarian.
- You can’t solve the problem of disinformation with regulation under the first amendment. You can’t legislate your way into “truth”. Nations that control truth in the press are horrific and harm.
- The problem is, who gets to decide what is "misinformation or disinformation"? same as trying to balance unlimited free speech with limits on hate speech: who gets to decide?
4. Redes Sociales: El Epicentro de la Crisis de Desinformación.
Las plataformas de redes sociales son identificadas como el principal motor de la difusión de desinformación. Se critica su modelo de negocio, basado en algoritmos que amplifican contenido sensacionalista, y se pide la revocación de protecciones legales como la Sección 230 para que sean consideradas responsables como medios de comunicación.
- Social media is the foundation of disinformation. If congress revoked the communication decency act , declare google, meta, x as media companies, and regulate the communication side of their business under the telecommunication act 1996, legacy media would have a level playing field.
- At what point are governments worldwide going to start taking serious action against social media companies for hosting disinformation? this is not a free speech issue, this is a safety and security issue.
- The entire problem is down to the algorithms used by social media companies to feed content which enable feeds to be turned into disinformation amplifiers.
- Disinformation doesn’t just use social media. It is amplified, monetized, and normalized by it. The design is the problem. Not just the content.
- Time to break up and regulate social media too. If we do not address disinformation the 1st amendment will be woven into a rope that will hang us all.