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I don't agree with this at all. If they want to put a big warning on it, contain the posts, etc. that's fine, but banning is not cool. One person's radical fasc

I don't agree with this at all. If they want to put a big warning on it, contain the posts, etc. that's fine, but banning is not cool. One person's radical fascist is another person's ardent hero. Facebook should support freedom of speech, not freedom from speech.

oliveshell 8y ago
The only thing that the constitutional right to freedom of speech guarantees is that the government cannot arrest you for what you say. It doesn’t give you the right to continue using someone’s platform as a megaphone if they decide you’re an asshole. Being banned from Facebook doesn’t mean that these people no longer have the right or ability to spread their message. They can use another platform, or make (or host!) their own website, or print and distribute literature, or go stand on a street corner with an actual megaphone. Facebook is not the government, and— agree with it or not— they can decide who uses their platform and how. (For the record, I’m not a fan of Facebook.)
- Simulacra 8y ago
  My apologies, perhaps I was not clear in my previous statement. I recognize that this is a private corporation, hence why I said in my last sentence that Facebook should support freedom of speech, not freedom from speech, which I meant as on their platform.
- im3w1l 8y ago
  These platforms were commanded by official government bodies to censor. The house homeland security committee wrote an open letter to Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and Microsoft after the Christchurch attack > Your companies must respond to these toxic and violent ideologies with resources and attention. Now Milo is being kicked out. Now Infowars is being kicked out. It's a clear act of government censorship. Why do you think they wrote to all big platforms at once? Because they want to completely shut the information down. They want to eliminate the possibility of going elsewhere. They want to eliminate choice completely. They want to eliminate this speech.
amanaplanacanal 8y ago
What Facebook actually supports is not pissing off their customers. Their business is based on advertising. Advertisers are their customers. I'm not sure why anybody expects anything else.

oliveshell 8y ago

The only thing that the constitutional right to freedom of speech guarantees is that the government cannot arrest you for what you say. It doesn’t give you the right to continue using someone’s platform as a megaphone if they decide you’re an asshole. Being banned from Facebook doesn’t mean that these people no longer have the right or ability to spread their message. They can use another platform, or make (or host!) their own website, or print and distribute literature, or go stand on a street corner with an actual megaphone. Facebook is not the government, and— agree with it or not— they can decide who uses their platform and how. (For the record, I’m not a fan of Facebook.)

Simulacra 8y ago
My apologies, perhaps I was not clear in my previous statement. I recognize that this is a private corporation, hence why I said in my last sentence that Facebook should support freedom of speech, not freedom from speech, which I meant as on their platform.
im3w1l 8y ago
These platforms were commanded by official government bodies to censor. The house homeland security committee wrote an open letter to Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and Microsoft after the Christchurch attack > Your companies must respond to these toxic and violent ideologies with resources and attention. Now Milo is being kicked out. Now Infowars is being kicked out. It's a clear act of government censorship. Why do you think they wrote to all big platforms at once? Because they want to completely shut the information down. They want to eliminate the possibility of going elsewhere. They want to eliminate choice completely. They want to eliminate this speech.

amanaplanacanal 8y ago

What Facebook actually supports is not pissing off their customers. Their business is based on advertising. Advertisers are their customers. I'm not sure why anybody expects anything else.