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I get your perspective, but I don't think even a European/German court would be that cynical. Although I would agree that the court is actually just demanding a
by frankfrankfrank 5y ago
I get your perspective, but I don't think even a European/German court would be that cynical. Although I would agree that the court is actually just demanding a reason be provided for the removal of speech and expression, not even that really that a human must do it.
My expectation is that Facebook will increase efforts to automate more granular and broad surveillance on users and content in order to provide automated reasons for removing content. The crux, after all is not that the content was removed, but rather that no reason was given. Maybe the short term solution is simply an overwhelmingly broad legalese that covers broader reasons for censorship.
I don't see the Germany polity desiring the increase in humans doing such rote and banal work. We have seen the damage it does to people to essentially be enforcers of human rights violations. It is psychologically and emotionally damaging to abuse people. No, this will be a move towards more automation of the control, surveillance, and censorship that the ruling class demands. You may agree with it since it's the censorship of "racism", but don't be surprised when what you believe or say is all the sudden "racism" too or that your lèse-majesté will be included in the list of forbidden speech and thought next.
If allowed to manifest … and we are racing towards this end … things will soon look like right out of 1984 where you don't even have the chance to disseminate anything the regime dislikes. Instead, you will instead you will be whisked away or have your life ruined if you say anything the regime will intentionally arbitrarily deem "hate speech" or whatever other rationalization they come up with. It will be anyone's guess what it is that the regime may not like at any given time and therefore no one will dare say anything.
It is what others have called anarcho-tyranny, but I simply see as rather fundamental abusiveness 101 that any abused spouse can describe and you can read about the the most basic psychology textbooks.
- joejerryronnie 5y agoYou mention the censorship and info control of the “ruling class” and the “anarcho-tyrannical regime”, but this exact scenario is already happening today and being driven by roving bands of online Leftists. I agree with your premise that banning free speech we don’t like will inevitably lead to the restriction of free speech we feel is vitally important, i.e. you’ve got to let the nazis and anti-vaxers spout their bs if you want to be able to criticize your local politician, you can’t have it both ways.