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> You want government-owned media? No. Why is this a result of not using Facebook? I cannot vote for changes to take place in Facebook. I do not benefit from i
by eatbitseveryday 10y ago
> You want government-owned media?
No. Why is this a result of not using Facebook? I cannot vote for changes to take place in Facebook. I do not benefit from its billions of dollars of market share. I have no say about the privacy policies. There is no democracy in FB.
I could have the above if I a) were already wealthy and owned a large portion of shares, b) were Mark himself, c) a member in Congress enacting legislation on social media websites.
Creating groups, organizing leadership roles, etc. on FB is not without restrictions. The company is known for suppressing certain messages [1], closing accounts, etc. It cannot claim to promote democracy and at the same time, censor what its leaders want.
Democracy must remain with the government, where people have power. My rights granted to me without concern for wealth, status, etc.
Facebook is not media, neither is it democracy.
[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/norway-accuses-facebook-of-censorship-over-deleted-photo-of-napalm-girl-1473428032 https://www.wsj.com/articles/norway-accuses-facebook-of-cens...
- acchow 10y agoApologies for the ambiguity. I wasn't responding to "How more unavoidable is Facebook becoming over time?" I was responding to "Democracy should exist with the government, not with corporations.". Democracy needs corporations - particularly, a media free from government control (unless somehow you think we can manage a not-for-profit media that's not a corporation...I'm not sure how that would be funded)