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If this were to actually happen I would consider it bad news for independent journalism and dangerous for some political viewpoints, even in the United States.
by Olscore 10y ago
If this were to actually happen I would consider it bad news for independent journalism and dangerous for some political viewpoints, even in the United States. Google already owns one of the largest social media platforms: YouTube. Both Twitter and YouTube have pretty large political significance and being owned by the same company could be an issue. Especially as we have seen some persons lose their verification badges (on both YouTube and Twitter) for allegedly being on the wrong side of the political spectrum. The idea of this makes me uneasy.
- deciplex 10y agoI agree with you in principle however as far as I can tell people are being banned for what is essentially hate speech, i.e. speech that incites to violence. That is not the same as banning for political views - Google and Twitter are under no obligation, not even an ethical obligation, to allow that stuff on their sites.
- kanwisher 10y agoHate speech can be very subjective. Like disagreeing with a common view point. If one company can control what is politically correct. There will be less freedom
- deciplex 10y agoMere "political incorrectness" does not rise to anywhere near the level of actual hate speech. It's the difference between advocating against abortion or even protesting abortion clinics, and actually calling for the assassination of abortion doctors.
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