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They are not regulating speech in brazil, they are regulating speech on their platform. Bolsonaro can still say whatever he wants in brazil, he just can’t do it
by Joeri 7y ago
They are not regulating speech in brazil, they are regulating speech on their platform. Bolsonaro can still say whatever he wants in brazil, he just can’t do it on twitter.
- juusto 7y agoI guess the question is: why don't they censor Trump / Pelosi / etc for example?
- rumanator 7y ago> I guess the question is: why don't they censor Trump / Pelosi / etc for example? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
- juusto 7y agoCan't it get more whataboutists than just using a link on whataboutism? I am not trying to be argumentative here but the question stands, treating one and another politician with a different set of parameters is a bit weird. BTW, I disagree with both of them. I am not trying to defend one or another.
- disgruntledphd2 7y agoThis is a fair question. Once upon a time, I was aware of a similar problem on another social network. The trouble was, a senior elected official in the US was violating the terms and conditions of the site. The solution: create an exemption for them. Let's be honest, doing this in Brazil is pretty low-risk for Twitter, doing it in the US could be existential.
- thu2111 7y agoThat's a bad answer. Double standards are a problem and deserve to be called out. Twitter punches when it thinks someone can't punch back.
- lodovic 7y agoMany people look on Twitter first. Brazil could therefore argue Twitter is interfering with government communication in a time of national emergency. That carries a very high penalty in many countries. Besides, this is like the phone company refusing you service because you swore on a call.