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Maybe we should parse this slightly differently -- what do these people think of corporation-operated censorship that is designed to exactly please a generally
by zerealshadowban 8y ago
Maybe we should parse this slightly differently -- what do these people think of corporation-operated censorship that is designed to exactly please a generally oppressive government?
In 1964 America, some types of rights-violating discrimination that (as generally understood due to the victory of the Union in the Civil War) the government ought not to engage in, were suddenly also banned from the sphere of corporate activity. [1] I wasn't born at the time, but I understand that there were many US locales where the discrimination forbidden to government had been retained, and remained widespread, via delegation to businesses.
Are we headed to a similar battle around online free speech? I personally don't want Western businesses to help implement censorship in any country, whether express or local, whether administrative or corporate.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
- skookumchuck 8y agoI certainly am concerned about media giants censoring material under the guise of eliminating "hate speech", "fake news", "russian propaganda", or anything they imagine I am too tender to be trusted to view. That sort of thing has gone on throughout history (such as people who translated the Bible into English got burned at the stake), never with good results.