Communities that promote misleading information and conspiracy theories should be not allowed.

PS I propose to add this rule to lemmy.ml rules

  • nutomicMA
    2712·
    3 years ago

    Yhe purpose of rules and moderation is that everyone behaves well, eithoit personal insults etc. Not to decide what is true or false (thats what discussions are for).

    If its really misinformation like you say, it should be no problem to debunk it with actual arguments. And if you dont like the community, you can personally block it.

    • kind
      221·
      3 years ago

      I understand your point, but I think what we all learned very recently is that idiots will be idiots regardless of what you show them.

      Look at people from /r/joerogan for example, antivax and antimasks and such. No matter what information you show them, they always have their own biased (non factual, wrong) sources. They just hide in that. Is it not better to just cut the propagation of false information from the start? Avoid the congregation of sick/wrong ideas?

      • sexy_peach@feddit.de
        13·
        3 years ago

        As they say, you can’t convince someone with facts out of a position that they ended up in without looking at the facts.

        • DPUGT2
          23·
          3 years ago

          No, but you can convince them by being close enough to them that your distaste for their nonsense is palpable and constant.

          That can’t happen if you’ve chased them off though.

      • masu
        65·
        3 years ago

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    • tracyspcyOP
      183·
      3 years ago

      If its really misinformation like you say, it should be no problem to debunk it with actual arguments.

      you just opened a conspiratorial box of Pandora on lemmy.ml

      What I’m talking about is just to come up with a position and indicate it in rules.

      • nutomicMA
        199·
        3 years ago

        And you want to ban people just because they have a different opinion. To me that sounds much more dangerous.

        • mahamara
          20·
          3 years ago

          It isn’t “opinion” whether vaccines/masks work or not.

          • gun
            92·
            3 years ago

            That person clearly came just to brigade and not share their opinion in good faith. Most likely someone who was banned before and is evading too. No one should fear a ban for just wanting to discuss their opinions, but their is a huge influx lately of day old accounts trolling this anti vax stuff and those should be dealt with.

    • krolden
      172·
      3 years ago

      Its just spam at this point and should be dealt with accordingly

    • tinawebmom @lemmy.world
      3·
      2 years ago

      You can’t actually convince them that the way they think is wrong. They’re programmed at this point. Refusing to give them an echo chamber is the best option.