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minus-square@cosmicrookielink24•8 months agoAdding a feature to fight misinformation: feature is used to spread misinformation
minus-square@gedaliyahMlinkEnglish5•8 months agoNo, that would only be true if there were a completely toxic userbase /s
minus-square@Viking_Hippielink4•8 months agoAt BEST, it would explain things too late since corrections never spread anywhere near as far and fast as viral misinformation does.
minus-square@cosmicrookielink2•8 months agoSome people suggest that its faster to get the correct answer to a question, by posting a wrong answer online, that trying to google it.
minus-square@Viking_Hippielink1•8 months agoSounds plausible, especially with how enshittificated Google has become…
Adding a feature to fight misinformation: feature is used to spread misinformation
No, that would only be true if there were a completely toxic userbase /s
At BEST, it would explain things too late since corrections never spread anywhere near as far and fast as viral misinformation does.
Some people suggest that its faster to get the correct answer to a question, by posting a wrong answer online, that trying to google it.
Sounds plausible, especially with how enshittificated Google has become…