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I argue that some lies about the pandemic are so dangerous that they should simply be banned. Why should we value the right to spread false information above the right to life?
This week’s column. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/27/covid-lies-cost-lives-right-clamp-down-misinformation
This week’s column. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/27/covid-lies-cost-lives-right-clamp-down-misinformation
I also discuss some pretty startling hypocrisy. The co-founder of the excellent Anti-Virus site is Sam Bowman ( @s8mb). In his day job @ASI, he attacks public health messaging, in ways that happen to coincide with the interests of the tobacco industry, which, er, helps fund @ASI.
The Adam Smith Institute has also made statements about climate breakdown, malnutrition and other issues which are just as idiotic and unscientific as those Bowman rightly exposes on Anti-Virus. Good work on Covid, Sam, but physician, heal thyself.
Dark Money lobby groups are arguably the most influential source of misinformation in the public domain. When you see the @ASI, @IEA or @Policy_Exchange make contentious statements that just happen to favour big money, ask yourself why they won’t say who funds them.
An inspiration for the column was this excellent thread by @SteB777, one of the wise elders* of our time. https://twitter.com/steb777/status/1345294914393935872?s=11
*I'm referring to wisdom, not age
*I'm referring to wisdom, not age
