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I really don't like this kind of rationalization for censorship on technicalities. Technically correct may matter legally, but we should make it clear that it
by jeffdavis 9y ago
I really don't like this kind of rationalization for censorship on technicalities.
Technically correct may matter legally, but we should make it clear that it is not acceptable for companies like Network Solutions or Facebook to engage in this behavior. If the law does not protect speech in these instances, we should push back using other means.
It's simply not reasonable to expect non-technical, non-lawyers to understand these nuances well enough to get their message out without risking censorship. Today, that's OK because we're talking about a very bad message, but tomorrow it may not be quite so OK.
- mozumder 9y agoCensorship is fine. Use it as a tool to maintain social order. Don't be the guy that read 1984 and thinks all censorship is bad, and that the world is going to collapse because someone banned a neo-nazi forum. You don't have enough information to make that far-reaching slippery-slope conclusion, mostly because of the millions of other factors that you didn't consider in your model. We need to encourage companies that engage in this behavior that censor violent people.
- mcbruiser3 9y agowho gets to decide what's censored? you?