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Why is the choice between government control and supporting censorship by tech companies? One can be against government control out of fear that government wil
by chr1 6y ago
Why is the choice between government control and supporting censorship by tech companies?
One can be against government control out of fear that government will use that to do something unintended, and at the same time condemn the destructive behaviour of these business owners.
The situation with freedom of speech is remarkably similar to the situation with religious freedom in England of 1600s. Like they have learned to not bring their sacral beliefs into everyday life, because that causes the society to fail, we need to learn that escalating the political fight too much is dangerous, and universal freedom of speech is game theoretically the right strategy.