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Internet Archive Adds "Context" with Warnings
The Internet Archive is warning users about debunked 'zombie' coronavirus misinformation
The Internet Archive is alerting users when they've clicked on some stories that were debunked or taken down on the live web, following reports that people were spreading false coronavirus information through its Wayback Machine.
As NBC reporter Brandy Zadrozny noted on Twitter, the site includes a bright banner on one popular Medium post that was removed as misinformation. Its video archive also creates friction by making users log in to see some videos containing false information, like a reposted version of the conspiracy documentary Plandemic. These videos also include critical comments from Wayback Machine director Mark Graham who described the warnings to Zadrozny as an example of the "importance and value of context in archiving."
What Critical Thinking? Wayback Machine is Now Complicit in Big Tech Censorship
What critical thinking? Wayback Machine is now complicit in Big Tech censorship:
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(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2020, @05:08AM
This argument requires substantial cognitive dissonance to even put forward. The exact same argument you're making there would suggest NPR is little more than Trump's opinions/views, BBC little more than Boris Johnson's opinions/views, and so on. Government funding of media does not imply absolute governmental control of said media. And similarly, "independence" of funding does not imply independence of thought. For instance the New York Times has increasingly overtly become a political tool for the DNC, though they have (to my knowledge) no formal ties or funding from such.
Beyond the logic here, you can also see this even in how things are covered. Before the media in the US became so politicized it was a normal thing for 'mutually exclusive' coverage on topics. An example today would be on the lockdowns. In the past you would have seen coverage both for and against lockdowns which is reflective of society in general. On RT you can find exactly that with numerous articles with views and arguments for both remaining in (if not strengthening) lockdowns, as well as views and arguments for the exact opposite. By contrast in the US media the media has colluded to not only focus exclusively on the side of the lockdowns, but to actively condemn and demonize any opposition to such. On this note the US media is increasingly even trying to create some narrative where if you oppose the lockdowns you must be some sort of a secret Russian troll or directly controlled by them. Let's just ignore the skyrocketing rates of deaths of despair [abc7news.com] --- no the only reason somebody might oppose the lockdown is because.. Putin. So again I'd ask again, where's the propaganda coming from?