@thehatfox to UK [email protected]English • 6 months agoCall for stricter rules to stop UK MPs repeating conspiracy theorieswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4arrow-up156arrow-down11
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkCall for stricter rules to stop UK MPs repeating conspiracy theorieswww.theguardian.com@thehatfox to UK [email protected]English • 6 months agomessage-square4
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•6 months agoPeople can see how easily such a rule could be weaponised right?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•edit-26 months agoWell yes. But then conspiracy theories are already being weaponised. Like any defensive weapon. It needs some seriose consideration on how deployment should be implemented. I have no answers. But the conversation is very needed.
minus-square@9point6link3•edit-26 months agoI would assume some level of independence of the body enforcing this would be necessary for this to not be a complete farce
People can see how easily such a rule could be weaponised right?
Well yes. But then conspiracy theories are already being weaponised.
Like any defensive weapon. It needs some seriose consideration on how deployment should be implemented.
I have no answers. But the conversation is very needed.
I would assume some level of independence of the body enforcing this would be necessary for this to not be a complete farce