The internet allows us to engage with ideas and people on a wider scale than ever before, but despite all of the wonderful benefits it provides us, it is deeply flawed — and dangerous.
have always been issues in media, but in modern times, are more pervasive than ever.
In this model, a centralized, trusted group, trained with the skills needed to make accurate determinations, could thoughtfully define or clarify information for the rest of society. In times of crisis when there is increased demand for accurate information, and an increased opportunity for bad actors to spread misinformation, some understandably seek the guidance and ease of this model to cut though the noise and deliver unquestioned verdicts.
Reject anything from the ministry, even when the ministry does support good and helpful information. This can lead to people believing more strongly in things that simply aren't true and are detrimental to their own best interest. In this model, an empowered public, able to make their own determinations, could clarify information in the public marketplace of ideas. In times of increased demand for reliable information and increased opportunity for bad actors to spread misinformation, some seek the freedom of this model to avoid views that are biased toward those in power.
So while anarchy can produce an initial crop of empowered citizens, the success of those initial citizens can lead them to do away with the system and replace it with their own brand of tyranny. The"free for all" model of addressing misinformation is — at least today — typically supported more by the political right, which tends to hold less trust in government and higher belief in the wisdom and productivity of individuals, private institutions and decentralized power structures. They are also more likely to avoid a single or group of “mainstream” media sources which they feel align more with the establishment than with their own perspectives.
The most popular misinformation is a mix of truth and falsehoods. A ministry of truth would at best “throw the baby out with the bath water” by censoring the verified facts or legitimate concerns that underlie alternative perspectives. Even worse, the ministry of truth can falsely claim something to be true when it is not.
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