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I’m more interested in why Facebook is marketing their platform to be about free speech. Is it a defensive move against potential regulation? - e.g. “if you r
by discordance 7y ago
I’m more interested in why Facebook is marketing their platform to be about free speech.
Is it a defensive move against potential regulation?
- e.g. “if you regulate us, you’re taking away peoples right to free Speech”
- thoughtstheseus 7y agoYes, "free speech" protects it against lawsuits. See Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
- shaki-dora 7y agoNo! No, No, no! This is the myth that won't die. Just actually read Sec 230! It says, explicitly and understandably, that moderating an online community does not create a liability for user-created content. You do not have to take a "hands off" attitude to avoid liability. That's the whole purpose of Sec 230. For people to continue getting this exactly wrong is absurd. Background: https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/21/18700605/section-230-internet-law-twenty-six-words-that-created-the-internet-jeff-kosseff-interview https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/21/18700605/section-230-inte...
- thoughtstheseus 7y agoI made no mention that Facebook cannot moderate its platform. You're right that categorizing it as user created content is more precise than saying free speech.
- nlh 7y agoI think that’s exactly right. The rhetoric about “breaking up big tech” is hitting close to home, and this is their positioning a defense.
- mancerayder 7y agoIt might just be plain old marketing, as many people do sense a tightening of censorship (always, always with good intentions, never otherwise), combined with a declining usage. It's PR for one reason or another, as individual rights have never been the company's top priority.