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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

It's in China, but as all "shocking" news go, the original story depends on where you look, because anti-China sources (like Falungong) will tell a different story. There's a question on Zhihu discussing what the actual case behind this photo was: https://www.zhihu.com/question/35185664. Also, this was during a period of "严打"(crackdown on crimes, severe punishment etc.) in the 90s.

[-] qwename@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, 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

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 20 points 1 year ago

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

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

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 17 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.

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