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True, the article is about govt censorship. But my (and others) point is that this type of censorship is going to increase. And its partly because of western co
by nromiun 6y ago
True, the article is about govt censorship. But my (and others) point is that this type of censorship is going to increase. And its partly because of western corporations' willingness to censor anyone they want.
Recently Twitter and Facebook (two of the biggest Western corporations in the world) abruptly cut off the biggest politician in the world. It was the first page headline for several days all over the world. Do you think govts are going to just ignore that?
And to be clear, I am not talking about any crimes. I am talking about censorship and power. It is now clear that Twitter and Facebook will censor anyone they want and that is a clear threat to the power of govts all over the world. (For example SWIFT network alternatives developed by Russia and China for similar reasons.)
- permo-w 6y agoDo you think that inciting a government insurrection, then expressing your love for the perpetrators, shouldn't be a bannable offense?
- nromiun 6y agoYes, it should be. Do you think govts will tolerate Western corporations having the power to ban any politician?
- permo-w 6y agoand do you think that politicians should have to follow the same rules as everyone else? I'll answer your q when you've answered mine
- nromiun 6y agoI fail to see how can I be any clearer. It's yes to both your questions. I am not saying anything about what should be done. My only question is, do you think govts will tolerate Western corporations having the power to ban any politician? A simple yes or no will suffice. Here is a real life example of what I was talking about in my original comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25714824 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25714824