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I think the interesting test here might be whether a tool like Twitter could still be on AWS during an event like the Arab Spring to coordinate against repressi
by throwarayes 6y ago
I think the interesting test here might be whether a tool like Twitter could still be on AWS during an event like the Arab Spring to coordinate against repressive regimes. Or if those regimes could also claim the same “incites violence” exception and ask AWS to disable the service.
- Daishiman 6y agoI don't know what makes you think that a) countries don't actively respond to attacks to their own institutions by blocking websites/content/providers or, b) that there's always going to be politics into play. Social media platforms are not different from traditional news media in that their power to moderate and amplify carry real-world consequences and the value system used to take such choices is bound to the politics of the time. There are truly no neutral choices here.
- nelsondev 6y agoYes, you’re very right. This is a censorship in action, due to current politics. Twitter, Facebook, Big Tech at large, are proud to stand up for free speech against governments abroad (Arab Spring), but here in the US, free speech against government results in deplatforming.