Commentary
Chris Hardwick, the American comedian and actor, once said: “We’re not in an information age anymore. We’re in the information management age.” He’s right. We are. With so much information out there—a lot of good and a lot of it bad—it’s difficult to separate fact from fiction. This is why governments worldwide are stepping up efforts to do the separating for us. This should worry us all. The arbiters of truth can’t be trusted.
Authors at Reclaim the Net recently discussed worrying trends in two countries that have become increasingly oppressive in recent years. In New Zealand, home to some of the most oppressive COVID-19 lockdown measures in the Western world, the attempt to combat misinformation has taken a rather ominous turn. Authorities have just released a comprehensive guide to help citizens identify violent extremists….