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I think that's too simplistic a take. But it's a fair point that we should be concerned about corporate censorship if people start to depend on private platform
by wyldfire 6y ago
I think that's too simplistic a take. But it's a fair point that we should be concerned about corporate censorship if people start to depend on private platforms for public speech.
But oft-repeated falsehoods are harmful even if we know they're not true.
- travisoneill1 6y agoNo it's really not too simplistic. The only case where Facebook's censorship is a positive is if the following 2 statements are both true: - FB's moderators posses better judgment than me as to what is and isn't true - FB's moderators will always act in the best interest of the users and not the company when they come into conflict I would say that the first point is very unlikely to be true, and the second is certain not to be true. I'm not sure how a lie can be harmful if it is know to be a lie.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoI mostly agree with your point here. But a lie can be very harmful, even if it is known to be a lie, if enough people either don't know it's a lie, or don't care. See "Blood libel" for perhaps the most extreme example.