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So we agree then, because the spread of misinformation causes damage for other people, clearly.


> so long as that behaviour doesn't directly impact others

I'm not sure how one person being misinformed directly harms another. Can you elaborate? Surely the misinformed person would have to act to directly harm another person, which is already covered by existing laws I imagine.




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