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My (IMO) middle-ground take: Facebook runs a walled garden and has full authority to censor all they want within it. They can make rules and enforcement as arb
by 3np 6y ago
My (IMO) middle-ground take:
Facebook runs a walled garden and has full authority to censor all they want within it. They can make rules and enforcement as arbitrary any forum admin or subreddit mod. I think this is as it should.
No company should have authority over personal communication or public debate.
Facebook only has the power users hand over to them. IMO it's clear that no company should be in the position that they are in. The answer isn't solidifying Facebook's role as central arbiter of free speech and regulate their role as moderator over public debate and private communication alike, but to transition to a state where the application, protocol, social graph and mode of communication aren't coupled with moderation by a given entity.
Decentralize and federate.
There's work to be done, but we need to fill the gap.