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Even after reading the article, I’m not sure how to understand the question. Is it: "Social media companies are censoring me and must be regulated" or are they
by fuzzy2 6y ago
Even after reading the article, I’m not sure how to understand the question. Is it: "Social media companies are censoring me and must be regulated" or are they perhaps mixing the platform with the content? Because if Trump writes on Twitter, that’s not Twitter. It’s Trump.
IMHO, social media companies don’t have a lot of political influence. It’s the reach they create for platform users that’s "the problem".
- jojobas 6y agoIt's not about Trump posting on Twitter, it's about Twitter choosing what to show you "trending" based on their management's political beliefs.
- C1sc0cat 6y agoThat's what I though "how very dare they show me a tweet from that ultra left politician tony blair"
- pferde 6y agoSocial media do actually have a lot of political influence - at least those which curate and promote certain content. They are the ones who control what kind of information gets consumed by more eyeballs and what kind of information gets suppressed, or at least displayed less prominently. It's not about "social media companies are censoring me", but rather "social media companies are censoring what I see".
- C1sc0cat 6y agoYeh is it "I don't agree with president Trump" or more conservative twitter users objecting to companies tweeting about BLM or Pride. I actually suspect the latter.
- rvz 6y agoGiven the evidence of blacklisting and censoring trending Twitter users and hashtags via screenshots of the leaked admin tool, they have a lot of political influence and have access to that tool which can be used to crush anyone or any tweets they don't like. President or protestor. The moment they censored anyone re-posting that admin tool on Twitter, it tells you that not only it exists but that they also still actively use it.