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This argument isn't valid when literally 80 million people support a different idea. At some point when a platform gets large enough it's egregious to shut down

by Exuma 6y ago

This argument isn't valid when literally 80 million people support a different idea. At some point when a platform gets large enough it's egregious to shut down so many views especially when any rational human can see the reasons are incredibly biased.

eyelidlessness 6y ago
Yes it is valid. Literally 7 billion people are not entitled to unmoderated amplification using Reddit’s resources, regardless of their bias.
amyjess 6y ago
I take it you don't remember what life was like before the Internet was a thing. A major city would have approximately four local TV stations with any kind of news organization and two newspapers. Maybe you'd have CNN if you had cable, which a lot of people didn't have. I could guarantee you right here that none of them would platform extreme viewpoints, and the country was much better off for it. I guess if you lived in NYC you'd have a few more options, but they were still pretty limited. And none of these were interactive in any way we'd recognize: maybe, at the most, you'd get a letter to the editor published if you got lucky. The idea where anyone could say anything and be given a massive platform on an international social network that most of the population uses is a very, very new development. Algorithm-driven social media where anyone can post whatever is actively harmful to our country. Right now, if you view any YouTube videos about WW2, you'll start getting videos "explaining" that the Holocaust was a hoax in your recommendations. If you're thinking about getting into hunting, and you look up gun reviews on YouTube, your recommendations are going to fill up with "Stop the Steal" and QAnon and other boogaloo propaganda. This is the kind of behavior that, if allowed to continue, will absolutely and utterly burn down society.
some-guy 6y ago
/r/DonaldTrump wasn't visited by 80 million people. The first amendment doesn't protect speech inciting violence.
TameAntelope 6y ago
Are you suggesting the US nationalize Reddit?
FireBeyond 6y ago
How many of those 74 million (Biden got 81) are on r/DonaldTrump? So Parler should be mandated to host democrat/left views, too, right? After all, it'd be egregious to shut down the views of so many people. Wait, no, Parler openly and happily deletes "non right wing posts, users and forums". My bad.

by Exuma 6y ago

eyelidlessness 6y ago

Yes it is valid. Literally 7 billion people are not entitled to unmoderated amplification using Reddit’s resources, regardless of their bias.

amyjess 6y ago

I take it you don't remember what life was like before the Internet was a thing. A major city would have approximately four local TV stations with any kind of news organization and two newspapers. Maybe you'd have CNN if you had cable, which a lot of people didn't have. I could guarantee you right here that none of them would platform extreme viewpoints, and the country was much better off for it. I guess if you lived in NYC you'd have a few more options, but they were still pretty limited. And none of these were interactive in any way we'd recognize: maybe, at the most, you'd get a letter to the editor published if you got lucky. The idea where anyone could say anything and be given a massive platform on an international social network that most of the population uses is a very, very new development. Algorithm-driven social media where anyone can post whatever is actively harmful to our country. Right now, if you view any YouTube videos about WW2, you'll start getting videos "explaining" that the Holocaust was a hoax in your recommendations. If you're thinking about getting into hunting, and you look up gun reviews on YouTube, your recommendations are going to fill up with "Stop the Steal" and QAnon and other boogaloo propaganda. This is the kind of behavior that, if allowed to continue, will absolutely and utterly burn down society.

some-guy 6y ago

/r/DonaldTrump wasn't visited by 80 million people. The first amendment doesn't protect speech inciting violence.

TameAntelope 6y ago

Are you suggesting the US nationalize Reddit?

FireBeyond 6y ago

How many of those 74 million (Biden got 81) are on r/DonaldTrump? So Parler should be mandated to host democrat/left views, too, right? After all, it'd be egregious to shut down the views of so many people. Wait, no, Parler openly and happily deletes "non right wing posts, users and forums". My bad.