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Opinion
Old-School Censorship Only Makes the ‘Misinformation Crisis’ Worse
A MATTER OF TRUST
Clamping down on information in the name of “protecting” the public is a fool’s errand. It erodes trust in authority and drives people to untrustworthy sources.
Bonnie Kristian
Published
Mar. 13 2023
4:50AM EDT
opinion
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast
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