Fake News Vs. Censorship in the Battle for the Internet

Written by sh4rmini | Published 2021/02/26
Tech Story Tags: internet-censorship | censorship-resistance | misinformation-and-fake-news | decentralized-web | decentralized-internet | internet-freedom | free-speech-censorship | hackernoon-top-story

TLDR Censorship is the restriction or suppression of certain media and speech. This is often because it is considered wrong, or too violent, sexually explicit or profane for specific audiences. But censorship denies entire populations of basic human rights and freedoms. And online censorship and surveillance is only expected to get worse this year. Decentralizing online governance may be the answer to balancing freedom of speech in the digital age of the internet era, says Andrew Keen. Keen: 'Censoring critical information can even contribute to and catalyse catastrophic global events'via the TL;DR App

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Written by sh4rmini | #blockchain #DeFi #web3 Co Founder - @DeZy Advisor - @MysteriumNet; @Playform
Published by HackerNoon on 2021/02/26