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Censoring would be done by a government, not a private entity.
by IgorPartola 6y ago
Censoring would be done by a government, not a private entity.
- humanrebar 6y agoCensoring can be done by anyone with the power to enact it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship
- dx87 6y agoWhat dictionary are you using that says censoring can only be done by a government? It seems like a tech employee talking point so they can pretend they aren't censoring people.
- IgorPartola 6y agoI don’t work for Facebook (or any other big tech company) and don’t plan to. My understanding is that censorship is a government activity.
- cousin_it 6y agoPrivate companies can censor too. For example, your ISP, browser vendor or email provider could block websites/emails/ads from a given source without telling you.
- RegBarclay 6y agoWhat if the private entity is censoring at the behest of the government?
- LadyCailin 6y agoThen you have a potential first amendment violation. Censorship is in general perfectly legal, the first amendment only protects from government action, and even then, only sometimes, depending on what’s said.