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I would agree with this if it could be shown in practice that the U.S. is incredibly impressioned by propaganda. I don't think it's bad for a private company to
by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
I would agree with this if it could be shown in practice that the U.S. is incredibly impressioned by propaganda. I don't think it's bad for a private company to decide that advertising interests that represent a foreign adversary.
While purely it is correct that it is "dangerous to free expression", I think it is worthwhile to take a step back and ask if all free expression is worth protecting in a world where demagogues are elected by a relatively uninformed public, where just enough of the voter base has a disdain for science and fact-based reasoning to elect officials that corrode the democracy that is, in part, responsible for upholding the tenet of free speech anyways.
- mc32 9y agoWell, what's the alternative to free expression? State sanctioned expression ala China? I don't think that's better.
- Y7ZCQtNo39 9y agoI wasn't referring to the state, I was referring to a privately run business.
- otaviokz 9y agoStill, I'm afraid once the precedent is stablished, it can be just a matter of time until other bans follow. I mean related to less "black and white" situations, such as ads from national entities/groups/NGOs etc that are portrayed as "nocive" by a political party or the media in general.