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LegitHyperbole said:
I'd take that ban but I'd not return. Free speech is important even if it's false, I don't believe these forums to be Neo Gaf or the site that shall not be named. I was thinking about a conspiracy thread not long ago, I do find them interesting but I'd not want to get people banned so I too now wnat to know Is it against the rules to post about conspiracies on here? |
We're absolutely not having a conspiracy theory thread on these forums, Lol. Maybe if it was humorous in nature and intended to mock certain harmless conspiracy theories but it probably wouldn't remain that way so I'd rather not, and especially not one to seriously discuss conspiracy theories like "migrants eating dogs" or "Jews controlling the world" or "COVID wasn't real" those sorts of offensive and dangerous conspiracy theories.
Free speech doesn't mean make shit up and it doesn't protect you from making shit up, especially in law.
Not saying you intentionally "made shit up" but if someone persistently spreads inaccurate news without doing research for themselves, especially if said news is inflammatory in nature then yes it can result in a moderation, usually a thread ban. In other cases, straight up bans, especially if it's a dangerous or offensive conspiracy theory. If it's something like "the Earth is flat" I'd probably just mock the user, if it was "They're lying to us about how many Jews were killed in WW2. Wake Up Sheeple!" I'd probably ban the person.
Because A. It's offensive and B. We do not want to be a place which allows dangerous conspiracy theories to grow and spread.
If I had to keep debunking your posts then I would have likely given you a warning because people should be putting in the effort to research things for themselves before posting, especially if said thing is inflammatory in nature, the migrant eating dogs/cats story is inflammatory in nature and is resulting in bomb threats right now in Ohio and it should be handled with care.
Just like those recent riots we had in the UK...They were largely inflamed by bullshit spread on Twitter, had people not engaged in spreading said bullshit, the riots would have been lesser or maybe not exist at all, that's a recent example of how dangerous fake news can be. That's when "free speech" hits a threshold of "must be acted upon" to avoid further damage.
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