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The "arbiter of truth" argument is weak. I want the people at Twitter and other platforms to be able to make decisions about whether something is a fact or misinformation.

If they get it wrong, fine. We can use other platforms if we don't like the decisions one makes. But I'm tired of the idea that they should NEVER be able to even try to recognize the difference between truth and lies.

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> But I'm tired of the idea that they should NEVER be able to even try to recognize the difference between truth and lies.

But that's not what they are doing, is it? They are recognizing the difference between potential truths that would benefit whomever they are politically aligned with from potential truths that would benefit whomever they aren't politically aligned with.

They don't ask for truth, proof or anything similar, they ask for consequences, and whether those consequences appear to be good for their political agenda.

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