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> They think it matters a lot more than it does

We have pretty significant evidence over the last decade indicating otherwise. The RAND institute did an entire paper about it.

>If the politicians are persuaded that any of this matters, then they'll be more inclined to stop it mattering. And that means laws that curb free speech online

Pretty sure misinforming the voting public matters? Uneditorialized journalism and publishing created this issue. Don't try to pretend any law addressing this problem is somehow constraining the free speech of the public.



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