Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
—A. J. Liebling, The New Yorker, May 14, 1960
CNBC:
Pinterest said Wednesday that it would no longer return any search results, including pins and boards, for terms related to vaccinations, whether in favor or against them. It took that step in late 2018 after noticing that the majority of shared images on Pinterest cautioned people against vaccinations, despite medical guidelines demonstrating that most vaccines are safe for most people.
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„We want Pinterest to be an inspiring place for people, and there’s nothing inspiring about misinformation,“ said a Pinterest spokesperson. „That’s why we continue to work on new ways of keeping misleading content off our platform and out of our recommendations engine.“
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But one of the students was fool enough to ask where the advantage lay.
‚My good boy!‘ The Director wheeled sharply round on him. ‚Can’t you see? Can’t you see?‘ He raised a hand; his expression was solemn. ‚Bokanovsky’s Process is one of the major instruments of social stability!‘
—Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, (London: Granada, 1977), 18