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Social media sites really need to face the decision of whether they're "common carriers" or are liable for consequences of discrimination against common/normal
by ctdonath 10y ago
Social media sites really need to face the decision of whether they're "common carriers" or are liable for consequences of discrimination against common/normal views.
- LyndsySimon 10y agoPolitical views aside, to which group are you referring?
- ctdonath 10y agoWhy do you exclude political views?
- clubm8 10y agoThey seem to want it both ways: when an ad causes serious consternation in the press, they pull it because "we've a private site and can regulate speech". But if there isn't sufficient controversy, they can hide behind the banner of free speech. Sites like Facebook need to either commit to allowing all lawful ads, or admit they exercise editorial judgement on what is "proper" speech, and start a larger conversation about what sort of speech should be restricted.
- bertil 10y ago> admit they exercise editorial judgement on what is "proper" speech Facebook does exactly that, with slightly different rules for posts & comments and with ads. https://en-gb.facebook.com/communitystandards https://en-gb.facebook.com/communitystandards https://en-gb.facebook.com/policies/ads https://en-gb.facebook.com/policies/ads