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Extraordinary times calls for extraordinary actions. The coming US election is no small deal, and we have seen in past elections how bad actors have been using

Extraordinary times calls for extraordinary actions. The coming US election is no small deal, and we have seen in past elections how bad actors have been using social media to undermine democracy (including but not limited to influencing elections). You really can’t blame Twitter and Facebook here for taking the more radical step against an obvious smear campaign that blatantly fails the smell test. I’m sure if this story turns out to be true, we will hear about it from more reliable media, at which point the social media companies can offer an apology and release the links to this article.

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
We absolutely can blame them. Twitter and Facebook have repeatedly taken the position that there's no need to reform section 230 or otherwise strongly regulate their moderation, because they're very dedicated to the idea of free discourse and would never abuse their power. If they now feel that free discourse is dangerous and shouldn't be allowed, they should let the country know that so that we can make regulatory decisions accordingly.
disown 6y ago
> how bad actors have been using social media to undermine democracy That's the propaganda some have been pushing. What was it? Russia spent $50K on facebook ads and won trump the election? > I’m sure if this story turns out to be true, we will hear about it from more reliable media, Like CNN or the nytimes or the washingtonpost which peddled trump-russia conspiracy for 4 years? Lets be real here, you support this censorship because of your political bias. If facebook was censoring the other side, you'd be railing against facebook. "he/him" lmao.
aksss 6y ago
You would expect Twitter and Facebook to articulate standards in advance and adhere to them consistently, but in this case we have individuals who have literally been on the payroll of one political side making exceptional judgements on behalf of the platforms that nakedly favor one side over another, consistently.

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago

We absolutely can blame them. Twitter and Facebook have repeatedly taken the position that there's no need to reform section 230 or otherwise strongly regulate their moderation, because they're very dedicated to the idea of free discourse and would never abuse their power. If they now feel that free discourse is dangerous and shouldn't be allowed, they should let the country know that so that we can make regulatory decisions accordingly.

disown 6y ago

> how bad actors have been using social media to undermine democracy That's the propaganda some have been pushing. What was it? Russia spent $50K on facebook ads and won trump the election? > I’m sure if this story turns out to be true, we will hear about it from more reliable media, Like CNN or the nytimes or the washingtonpost which peddled trump-russia conspiracy for 4 years? Lets be real here, you support this censorship because of your political bias. If facebook was censoring the other side, you'd be railing against facebook. "he/him" lmao.

aksss 6y ago

You would expect Twitter and Facebook to articulate standards in advance and adhere to them consistently, but in this case we have individuals who have literally been on the payroll of one political side making exceptional judgements on behalf of the platforms that nakedly favor one side over another, consistently.