Many people have speculated that questioning climate change in any way will eventually be banned on social media. We just took one step closer to that reality.
Some big tech companies are now vowing to stamp out climate ‘denialism’ by treating it as misinformation.
Sara Fischer reports at Axios:
Big Tech finally reckons with climate denialismTech companies are cracking down on climate misinformation ahead of this year’s United Nations COP26 climate summit, in an effort to get ahead of an expected surge in climate misinformation during the global conference.Why it matters: Internet platforms have let climate denialism run rampant for years. New efforts to curb climate misinformation are finally happening in the wake of a more serious global conversation around the crisis.
- Ahead of the conference, which began Sunday, experts have warned that misinformation could undermine the event.
- Extreme weather events this year have pushed climate deniers to adapt their strategies online, making them harder to combat by tech companies.
Driving the news: Twitter on Monday rolled out a new program designed to “pre-bunk” climate misinformation, or get ahead of false narratives about climate by exposing people to more accurate information about the crisis on its platform.
- Last month, Google and its subsidiary YouTube took a much more drastic step, announcing a new policy that prohibits climate deniers from being able to monetize their content.
- In September, Facebook introduced new measures intended to counter misinformation about climate change after expanding an online portal meant to counter such misinformation in February.
Just as concerns about the pandemic are starting to ebb, the left is suddenly talking a lot more about climate change. Do you think that’s a coincidence, or do you think that they’re simply looking for a new way to control people’s lives?
By the way, do you find anything a little strange about the term “pre-bunk?”
And what about all the world leaders who just flew to Scotland in their own jets to discuss climate change? Are we supposed to just ignore that?
Have you seen the images of Biden’s motorcade?
Much like COVID, the people telling us to be concerned about climate change don’t seem very concerned about climate change.
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