We do not necessarily need to ban them; fact checking and labeling is actually better and more transparent and effective in the long run. We do not want Russia- or China level censorship, even if justified, because it probably will be abused politically in the future, as is happening in both Russia and China. Indeed, the chance of abuse of such systems increases over time, because there are more political and public opinion shifts over time than there is in the short term.

It is probably not going to pay off in the short term, but over several years it will have an effect, and people's trust will grow in fact-checking decisions, and not least because they actually document why they reached the given conclusions.

It is a very slow and tedious process, so we all need to be patient. I hope politicians and SoMe leaders decide that the result of patience is worth more than short-term gains.