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I hear people say its in China other say Indonesia

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[–] qwename@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Not sure how rampant fake news is in other non-English speaking countries, but the Chinese Internet is riddled with sensational stories that are hard for individuals to verify, but easily forwarded to friends and family.

Now with ChatGPT/Deepfake and the like more readily available, the situation will be even worse. To combat this kind of disinformation, an actual "Ministry of Truth" will be required, based on a database of verified information and using logic to verify new stories and claims. Things like Wikipedia or Baidu百科 won't cut it.

[–] Alunyanners@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To combat this kind of disinformation, an actual “Ministry of Truth” will be required

if this ever happens, liberals are gonna point at it and froth, "see! see! i told you china was le authoritarian redfash 1984 where people can't say shit and the government forces their views down the poor innocent civilian's throats!"

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Liberals in Canada have literally just passed a bill that will give the government the power to decide what constitutes disinformation and censor content https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/online-streaming-act-cancon-future-1.6749795

[–] Alunyanners@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, no, you see, it's only bad when non-whites do it! 🙄🙄🙄

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 year ago
[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not sure how rampant fake news is in other non-English speaking countries

WhatsApp exists in India and Brazil solely to propagate sensational fake news and shitty memes.