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Besides that it really feels like across the board; politicians, pundits and the wider media have really let themselves get lost in this story. Twitter is one m
by DubiousPusher 6y ago
Besides that it really feels like across the board; politicians, pundits and the wider media have really let themselves get lost in this story. Twitter is one media company in existence at one point in American history. How it exercises editorial control feels like a bit of a minor point. Especially considering America's long history of media empires which have been far more subservient to the whims of moguls (i.e. Hearst, Murdoch, Clear Channel, etc.)
- noxer 6y agoTwitter isn't a publisher that is the difference to "media". They are held to a different standard because they claim to not publish just host stuff. You cant exercise editorial control as a hostler. Thats like if a library would change the content or their books according to their own definitions of what should and should not be read by the people.
- DubiousPusher 6y agoTwitter is a publisher. Anyone who controls a platform through a centralized structure is one IMO. The "host v. publisher" construction is purely courts tying themselves in knots so some can have their cake and eat it too.
- noxer 6y agoWell, they are not ATM. Thats the reality.