China issued new regulations banning people without proper credentials from offering any tips related to health, finance, or education online. The FTC just released a similar playbook.
Would it apply to politics?
That’s just an opinion mostly.
I don’t think that right or left could be considered 'experts ’ by any means, and both would be culpable for spreading misinformation.
I guess one of the ways that they could get them would be when they say blatant untruths or have no evidence to back up stories that they promote.
But climate change deniers would need to prove their expertise on weather and the climate etc.
I was referring to the other post… I don’t think it would or could apply to politics.
Would it apply to politics? That’s just an opinion mostly. I don’t think that right or left could be considered 'experts ’ by any means, and both would be culpable for spreading misinformation. I guess one of the ways that they could get them would be when they say blatant untruths or have no evidence to back up stories that they promote.
That’s a really important question to ask, because anything can be made into politics.
Not sure exactly what actions they’d be willing to take, but fake experts on “non-political” subjects are definitely used to push political agendas.
For example, climate change deniers.
But climate change deniers would need to prove their expertise on weather and the climate etc. I was referring to the other post… I don’t think it would or could apply to politics.