Comment on China bans influencers from speaking on ‘serious’ topics like finance or health without university degree

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Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

It wouldn’t, as having a degree doesn’t make you immune from idiocy and propaganda.

There were a concerning amount of Health professionals who believed in and spread anti-vax rhetoric, including a pharmacist who purposefully destroyed COVID vaccines during the pandemic.

Yes, we should strive to reduce and remove misinformation online, but restricting it to the few is not a good idea, as they can be just as questionable as a random on the street.

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