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Similarly, the claim that Parler was a "platform for free speech" has also gone unchallenged. Since the data breach it's come to light that new users were shado
by tadfisher 6y ago
Similarly, the claim that Parler was a "platform for free speech" has also gone unchallenged. Since the data breach it's come to light that new users were shadowbanned by default until approved by moderators; whether that approval hinged on posting right-wing groupthink or not, that should give one pause before parroting the claim.
https://twitter.com/donk_enby/status/1347939939120533506 https://twitter.com/donk_enby/status/1347939939120533506
- Miner49er 6y agoIt's been known that Parler wasn't a "platform for free speech" though. The CEO stated he would ban antifa and stuff, and they banned parody accounts and such. It was clearly never for true free speech, and was always just a right-wing echo chamber. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200630/23525844821/parler-speedruns-content-moderation-learning-curve-goes-we-allow-everything-to-were-good-censors-days.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200630/23525844821/parle... The shadowban info is new though (I think?) and interesting.
- Veen 6y ago> The CEO stated he would ban antifa So they were moderating the platform to remove extremists?
- throwaway894345 6y agoI've never not heard Parler's "free speech" claim challenged, at least among the media or other credentialed sources. Critically though, TFA's argument doesn't seem to hinge on whether or not Parler is authentically devoted to free speech.