+bonifartius 𒂼𒄄
does anyone remember when the whole "hate speech" and "misinformation" spin started?
9/11 was definitively the turning point for our future but i think the "free speech is evil and has to be censored" idea appeared later. somewhere in the 2010s?
i more and more feel like in a dystopian novel now. things are getting vague in you mind and all records are manipulated already.
@bonifartius I think the term saw increased usage when governments started losing their quasi-monopolies on misinformation.
@geopol my point is, things were labeled "conspiracy theory" and just ridiculed. that was going on for decades by then. the spin that the "conspiracy theorists" are _dangerous_ appeared somewhere in the 2010s but i can't pinpoint it to an event. the guess of @CapitalB does feel kinda right though. i have to research that a bit.
@bonifartius @geopol
GG might be a coincidence or a catalyst.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patreon#Bans_of_specific_users
Relevant, but much later:
https://reclaimthenet.org/dick-masterson-new-project-2-mastercard/