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> This is about the fact that social media platforms just censored the President of the United States of America for no other reason than their own political v
by klmadfejno 6y ago
> This is about the fact that social media platforms just censored the President of the United States of America for no other reason than their own political views.
Pretty sure it's because they think his usage of his platform contributed to a violent insurrection on the US capitol building that killed 5 people and, had it not been managed, likely included assaults on US representatives.
- hinkley 6y agoBut they said, in not so many words, that if the platforms are going to hold normal users to a standard, they should hold public figures to an equal (or IMO, greater) standard instead of letting them have more privileges. I don’t really see a problem with that, except for how deadpan the delivery is. They don’t because pandering pays the bills. But if pandering doesn’t bother you, there are more lucrative forms and you can just do away with the pretense and get to the pandering.
- klmadfejno 6y agoYou seem to be taking the stance that they're a left leaning organization, but criticizing them for framing their point of view in politically neutral terms. What if the apparent political leanings of their thinking is a second order effect of the EFF's goal and not the root cause?