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Just as an addendum to this, HN provided a great example. This whole post just dropped off the front page and isn't showing in the top 3 pages of results. It
by raesene9 6y ago
Just as an addendum to this, HN provided a great example. This whole post just dropped off the front page and isn't showing in the top 3 pages of results.
It could very much be argued that they curated the post, and if they're responsible for removing it from the front page , is that a form of censorship...
- loopz 6y agoSocial media platforms came from private forums, not publishing and newspapers. Moderation has always been a form of accepted censorship on private forums, and indeed, they cannot exist in every legal form without being able to curate own design and content.
- raesene9 6y agoI agree with you, that's why I don't think it's plausible to apply legal rules to them in the way that's proposed for twitter. The point I was making is that things that could apply to twitter also apply everywhere there is user generated content.