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A single social network shouldn't wield this much power - and I mean not the act of suspending a political figure but the fact that doing that has such a big im
by emptyparadise 6y ago
A single social network shouldn't wield this much power - and I mean not the act of suspending a political figure but the fact that doing that has such a big impact. I'm not saying Trump should be unblocked from Facebook here. It's the fact that him getting blocked to begin with is a big enough deal to at this point probably have hundreds of news articles written about it that deeply bothers me. We handed the keys to the public square to two advertising companies - maybe it's time to get them back.
- johnofthesea 6y ago> We handed the keys to the public square Not only in virtual spaces. 'In 2010, during a London Assembly planning and housing committee meeting, Jenny Jones, from the Green party, said: “It has taken us eight years to negotiate with More London so that we politicians can do a TV interview outside our own building.”'[1] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/04/pops-privately-owned-public-space-cities-direct-action https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/04/pops-privatel...
- djsumdog 6y agoEvery government official should have hired staff to setup official Government ActiviyPub instances. They don't because they don't see past the absolute control of big tech.