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Much like the HN thread that applauded FB getting rid of some thousands of accounts related to “right wingers”, QAnon, et cetera, I equally applaud this admirab
by troughway 6y ago
Much like the HN thread that applauded FB getting rid of some thousands of accounts related to “right wingers”, QAnon, et cetera, I equally applaud this admirable move.
I hope that FB, Twitter, Google, Cloudflare and others continue to block and close accounts to prevent the intervention of democracy as much as possible.
A similar case to this may have been the reason why Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election in 2016. So these are all parties who are trying to right the wrongs here done by destructive state actors from abroad.
These are all companies who own the servers that this content sits on, and it’s well within their rights to get rid of it if and when they wish to.
If you don’t want your content removed from there, then don’t post there and don’t use their services. Simple as that.
- partiallypro 6y agoRight, but what if the story is 100% legit, and the people interfering in democracy are actually FB, Twitter, Google and Cloudflare? All of which are heavy lobbyists, and have their own interests at heart. Shouldn't they just be elevating journalists that are casting doubts on it, or going in to try to confirm or refute the story...instead of just outright blocking something that isn't verifiably false? This isn't remotely the same as QAnon or antivaxxing, as that are verifiably false.
- nullc 6y agoI've wondered if it might be strategic, if there is any truth to it, to withhold proof and get the opposition busy denying it entirely... then present the proof and shoot their credibility completely and cause a bigger backlash.