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I actually think that the worry about government censorship isn't as strong as you think. The US government unlike a private corporation can't legally engage in
by qtplatypus 7y ago
I actually think that the worry about government censorship isn't as strong as you think. The US government unlike a private corporation can't legally engage in viewpoint based censorship.
- thosakwe 7y agoIt's not about censorship, so much about it just being that there's nothing appealing about a government social media site. At all. The majority of conversations that happen on sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Snapchat would just not happen.
- qtplatypus 7y agoWhy wouldn't it happen? In democratic countries like the US, UK and Australia there have been a long tradition of independence from the state broadcasters; often hosting forums where guests antithetical to the views of the reining government have taken place. Can you explain what types of conversations that you think would not happen and why being government run would result in this.
- wolfgke 7y ago> I actually think that the worry about government censorship isn't as strong as you think. The US government unlike a private corporation can't legally engage in viewpoint based censorship. Copyright is also a form a censorship.
- qtplatypus 7y agoTrue. Hence why I said "viewpoint based".