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But the censorship which you see now is not the censorship simply of a whimsical censor king. It is the censorship of actors responding to perceived public pres
by threatofrain 7y ago
But the censorship which you see now is not the censorship simply of a whimsical censor king. It is the censorship of actors responding to perceived public pressure. This is a decentralised force of censorship bubbling up to central authorities of the land, who feel they must respond because the public still has enough power.
Now in China one might argue differently, that a censor king could routinely ignore the views of the public. But what's happening in the west are democracies opting into censorship. A lot of people like censorship, they just don't like the word.
- chroma 7y agoI'm talking about the Canadian hate speech laws, not censorship on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. I'd like it if companies would take down less stuff. Put up warnings and stop recommending certain content, sure. But don't make it inaccessible to people who want to see it. That said, they're private companies so they can be as censorious as they like. I definitely wouldn't want to get the government involved and force them to keep content up. That's a recipe for disaster.