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Conspiracy theories - covid-19 threads

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  • 22-05-2021 10:09pm
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    chocksaway
    Registered Users Posts: 608 ✭✭✭


    Why is Boards.ie giving Covid deniers and anti-vaxers a forum to openly share and disseminate dangerous misinformation?

    With all that is going on with other social media platforms trying to flag and prevent misinformation, Boards is allowing this to be spread.
    Allowing these threads in - even in a conspiracy theory forum - is not a wise move, IMO.

    What is the rationale for not closing these threads outright?
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    Amadan Dubh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,604 ✭✭✭Amadan Dubh


    Conspiracy theories shouldn't even be allowed to be discussed? You come across as very extreme and a bit unhinged.


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    #3
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,024 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    It's a discussion forum


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    #4
    Smee_Again
    Registered Users Posts: 1,999 ✭✭✭Smee_Again


    Big difference between hosting discussion in a specific CT forum and allowing misinformation be spread/posted as fact.


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    duffman13
    Registered Users Posts: 8,946 ✭✭✭duffman13


    Mods on the vaccines thread have been very good at keeping on top of it. It's a great tool and even when you get a few anti vaxxers in, they are usually dealt with very well by the posters. If they keep pushing it without proof they get thread banned

    If its the conspiracy theory Forum you are talking about, well that's a different place entirely but the important piece is the name of the forum tbh


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    droidman123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,405 ✭✭✭droidman123


    chocksaway wrote: »
    Why is Boards.ie giving Covid deniers and anti-vaxers a forum to openly share and disseminate dangerous misinformation?

    With all that is going on with other social media platforms trying to flag and prevent misinformation, Boards is allowing this to be spread.
    Allowing these threads in - even in a conspiracy theory forum - is not a wise move, IMO.

    What is the rationale for not closing these threads outright?

    Boards.ie is the laughing stock of the internet,has been for years.i am always baffled and bemused when people start threads and feedbacks about why boards allows this and why they allow that.its a joke site,accept it for what it is


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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,300 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    chocksaway wrote: »
    Why is Boards.ie giving Covid deniers and anti-vaxers a forum to openly share and disseminate dangerous misinformation?

    With all that is going on with other social media platforms trying to flag and prevent misinformation, Boards is allowing this to be spread.
    Allowing these threads in - even in a conspiracy theory forum - is not a wise move, IMO.

    What is the rationale for not closing these threads outright?
    We act on reports. If stuff is clearly a CT posters will be directed to the Conspiracy Theories Forum. If posts where people are actively discouraging the take-up of vaccines are reported we will act

    If you don't report though, we do not have resources to go looking for it on the busiest forum in the history of the site


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