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Because it gives twitter, not you or I, the sole power of deciding what is a lie and not. Its a power that can be used benevolently, but strongly begs human nat
by vokep 7y ago
Because it gives twitter, not you or I, the sole power of deciding what is a lie and not. Its a power that can be used benevolently, but strongly begs human nature to use it in a corrupt way.
- BoorishBears 7y agoTwitter already has sole power of deciding what exists on their platform... there's no freedom of speech. They don't need the excuse or the train of action: we don't like that => but it's true => label as lie => removed as lie. They're allowed to go: we don't like that => removed.
- cameronbrown 7y agoLegally, sure. Morally? Possibly not. I'm still very uncomfortable with companies (and governments) having so much power over what people see. This 'Twitter decides the truth' is 1984-bound.
- BoorishBears 7y agoI have no idea what you're talking about. Their ability to remove a post has nothing to do with morality. Morally they have no obligation to support hate speech and that alone already excludes them from supporting free speech.