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b729dd No.6087

Is censoring fake news about yourself unethical?

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d2758e No.6122

Censorship, which is to say the total obligation of restricting publishable information, by state, corporation, or any other similar group or entity, fundamentally destroys human thought. It goes against principles of free speech and free thought, by which minds can contemplate all things.

Censorship can also be argued to include an individual acting alone to restrict such information. The "ethics" of that depends entirely on if one even believes ethics exist, but I shall act under the assumption they do to satisfy your particular question.

A man stopping another from stabbing him protects himself from harm. A man stopping another from inciting a crowd of people to want to kill him similarly is protecting himself. Even reducing these instances of life endangerment to mere bodily or reputational harm, they still carry with them an evident defense.

So long as "censorship" is only making obvious the truth and preventing lies and misinformation being spread, WITHOUT restricting a topic as a whole, debate over the truth, or hypothetical discussion regarding the matter, it is ethical.

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5b926e No.6148

It's not wether they are about you or anybody else. If they are truly fake, then it's completely okay to censor them.

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521872 No.6150

Evidently not, since we have libel and slander laws.

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430126 No.6152

>>6087

No, not at all. Doesn't the idea of "censorship" already denote that the censored/suppressed news is actually true?

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c05ea7 No.6160

Censoring stuff isn't all bad; I wouldn't like to see the uncensored scarred body of a dead soldier on the news while having breakfast, for example.

What I'm not a fan of is censoring information other than photo/video, even if its bullshit. It's not unethical holding back false info, but in my opinion undoubtable fake news should be commented and corrected in an objective way instead of simply holding them back.

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4880c8 No.6220

>>6087

Go back to running the country and stop asking imageboards for help.

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62fe46 No.6221

>>6150

>law conforms to ethics

Law is in the interest of business.

On the surface I'd say no. Its unethical to spread fake news, so anything stemming an unethical practice is an ethical practice.

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c46e9b No.6261

Depends on how much violence (or threats of violence) is used in the censorship efforts IMO.. punishment fitting the crime and all that.

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