> if we decide as a society that deleting information from publishing platforms goes against the common good, then we can do that. Yeah this sounds nice and al

> if we decide as a society that deleting information from publishing platforms goes against the common good, then we can do that. Yeah this sounds nice and all but ultimately someone has to make the rules about what can and cannot be said. Should we never delete any content period? What about child abuse or calls to violence? who gets to define violence? Is telling people that masks don't work a call to violence? Maybe not but you could make the argument. Ultimately it comes down to who we want to wield this power, and right now it's between corporate interests and the US government. Considering that the ruling party is the one pushing the tech giants into this kind of censorship (pretty evident if you watched the tech hearing last year), I think I'd rather let the corporate interests have the power for now. The funny thing is, me from ten years ago would be outraged by this take. Things have changed pretty fast. Disclaimer: I work for google opinions are my own