Comments on: Telegram has become a hotbed of disinformation and fake news https://techcentral.co.za/telegram-hotbed-disinformation-fake-news/245422/ Technology News Leader In South Africa Fri, 31 May 2024 08:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 By: Norman https://techcentral.co.za/telegram-hotbed-disinformation-fake-news/245422/#comment-167233 Wed, 29 May 2024 07:02:29 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=245422#comment-167233 The article is lying and misleading.

Telegram is uncensored, not restricted and apolitical. The west wants us to believe that uncensored media is fake news.

Disinformation and Fake News on Telegram: Telegram, like many social media platforms, can be susceptible to the spread of misinformation and fake news. This can happen because it allows for uncensored content, which means there’s no gatekeeper to verify information before it’s shared.

Uncensored vs Fake News: Censorship and fact-checking are two different things. Uncensored simply means there’s no restriction on what content is allowed. Fact-checking involves verifying information to identify misinformation. Ideally, uncensored platforms can still have fact-checking mechanisms in place.

Apolitical vs. Bias: It’s unlikely that any platform is truly apolitical. Even the way information is presented can have a bias.

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