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It's weird how people treat social media as somehow very different than other types of media. If someone in your town distributed pamphlets telling people to b
by jorblumesea 6y ago
It's weird how people treat social media as somehow very different than other types of media.
If someone in your town distributed pamphlets telling people to burn down the courthouse, they'd probably faces charged or be censured. Most people would agree with this, or at least, the idea that there are consequences for some kinds of speech actions. Freedom of speech has limits whether it's First amendment or just the general idea of freedom.
Why is social media any different?
- JarlUlvi 6y agoselective media outrage BLM/Antifa marches, and violence were celebrated, boosted, and amplified, though they were overall much more violent than Trump marches. Law Enforcement in blue areas held back using deadly force even when deadly force was being actively used against them. Trump/The Right is being held to a completely different standard, and they are now being censored. This will merely lead to the bifurcation of tech platforms. Rumble, MeWe, Parler - this will grow.
- CivBase 6y agoI agree. If someone calls to burn down a courthouse, they should absolutely face charges. But that's not what's happening here. In this case, someone is saying "the courthouse is bad" after someone else tried to burn it down. The person who tried to burn down the courthouse is already facing legal repercussions. But what do you do about the person still complaining about the courthouse? Are they wrong to do so?