[Boudica]

Twitter and Facebook's CEOs were recently under fire. Freedom of speech involves hearing things that could be offensive or false, though these sites aren't owned by the government. If governments can control what content companies must host, that can easily equate to censorship.

This is a really good point! When I read about what Labour proposed, I totally understood what they were trying to achieve to solve an issue that's going on right now. However, not only does it not entirely solve the problem (social media is not the only place this false information is being spread), but there are potential, long-term implications for government involvement in social media. One starts to consider life in China as a comparison.

Until a vaccine Is medically approved as part of the health system, I no longer believe anything I read.

Generally, I prefer to go and read data released by scientists, keeping in mind who pays for the research, and the intention behind said research. When 5 different, legitimate scientific sources from more than one nation are saying the same thing, I'm more inclined to believe that information, over a "quote from a major scientist" that's circulating on Facebook. I think we just have to understand the limitations of what we call "facts" and use our brains a little more when making decisions. Every piece of information is written/distributed by human, so there's no escaping bias entirely.

I won't argue that there aren't cons to the vaccines, but until that vaccine is rolled out, we're really never going to know for sure. I completely understand why you say you don't believe anything you read.