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What you call “defending censorship” is perhaps better described as “defending free speech”. Forced speech is not free speech.
by ryanlol 6y ago
What you call “defending censorship” is perhaps better described as “defending free speech”. Forced speech is not free speech.
- swebs 6y agoStong disagree. When a handful of tech companies that form an Oligarchy on modern communication decide to systemically oppress members of one political party, that's the antithesis of free speech.
- ryanlol 6y agoLets not pretend that this has anything to do with their political party. Would you also say that tech companies banning ISIS is systematically oppressing members of one religion? > that's the antithesis of free speech It’s not. Companies enjoy freedom of speech too, but you’d force them to publish content they don’t want to publish. That’s the antithesis of free speech.
- alentist 6y agoCensorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient." Censorship can be conducted by governments, private institutions, and other controlling bodies. Amazon, Apple, Google, Twitter, Facebook, etc. are multibillion-dollar corporations that control a colossal share of online communications. Let's not play pretend here.