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What a world we now live in where decisions not to censor speech are considered "vexing and heartbreaking [...] setbacks for civil rights". I feel as though man
by flyingfences 6y ago
What a world we now live in where decisions not to censor speech are considered "vexing and heartbreaking [...] setbacks for civil rights". I feel as though many people have lost perspective on how hard the civil rights movement fought to be allowed to say things that offend the mainstream.
- caiobegotti 6y agoI don't know how to engage your argument exactly because I think it's flawed but please note this independent audit was requested by Facebook itself and one of the problems they found is that a phone call with the CEO of the company can do lots for hate/fake speech that had been at least flagged by competitors. You can understand this asymmetry, I'm sure. If Facebook wants to be better at civil rights and request an audit to point out their flaws about it, well... I think that's exactly what happened.
- gsk22 6y agoWhen the speech in question is hate speech directed at minorities, then giving a platform to bigots to spread that hate is definitely a setback for civil rights.
- gowld 6y agoNot everything bad is a civil rights violation.