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> It's Twitter's platform; they can do whatever the fuck they want. What if the same company controlled Twitter, Facebook, and Google? And what if that company
by cabalamat 11y ago
> It's Twitter's platform; they can do whatever the fuck they want.
What if the same company controlled Twitter, Facebook, and Google? And what if that company decided to subtly give more prominence to political views they liked and less to ones they disliked? They could probably decide an election by doing that.
> If they wish to ban hate speech and apply strict disciplinary action to users who post such speech, more power to them.
And if they choose to give less prominence to politicians who think big internet corporations should pay more tax, do you still think "more power to them"? Are you sure you want them to have that much power?
Powrer corrupts. The more power an entity has, the more they will be corrupted by it, and abuse their power. That's why it is unwise to concentrate power in a few hands.
- maldusiecle 11y agoRight, which is exactly why the same company shouldn't control Twitter, Facebook, and Google, whether or not any of the individual companies are enacting deliberate political censorship. As it is, though, there are many social media networks, and users are free to choose the one that fits their needs. If a user finds Twitter too aggressive in weeding out misogynistic and racist hate speech, they can easily switch to Reddit, which takes a more hands-off approach.