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Censorship can be performed by private companies. From Wikipedia: “Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the
by nilkn 6y ago
Censorship can be performed by private companies. From Wikipedia:
“Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient." Censorship can be conducted by governments, private institutions, and other controlling bodies.”
- sixothree 6y agoIt would be censorship to _force_ a company to say something they didn't want to say. That is clearly taking away their rights to free speech.
- valvar 6y agoAre you being purposefully obtuse, or do you actually believe that HN wrote your comment?
- sixothree 6y agoI don't think you understand. Read it again. But sigh. I could explain it again. Disallowing companies from banning users would be forcing those companies to carry content they disagree with, thereby removing their right to free speech.
- Proziam 6y agoYour stance is effectively that social media sites are publishers instead of platforms. This is my opinion as well, but it carries with it liability. Unfortunately, they currently are immune to such liability while being able to choose who can say what. If they want the protections the phone company gets, they need to act more like the phone company.
- Rapzid 6y agoIt's not really. You can disagree with something but still not be responsible for it and carry it on your properties. You can also disagree with it and not carry it. I can even prove it. That's how it works. Right. Now.
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- undersuit 6y agoControl. Trump is not controlled by Twitter. He is controlled by the government just like the rest of the US. A school, they control the children, and they have a limited control over the child's free speech. Your job, possibly a private institution, has control over you. They can censor you with the power they have. We need the 1A because we don't get to choose our government, we do get to choose our internet messaging platforms and they choose to work with us.