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There is government pressure (more correctly just social pressure) but the government hasn't given a mandate that these platforms must take this censorship stan
by musingsole 5y ago
There is government pressure (more correctly just social pressure) but the government hasn't given a mandate that these platforms must take this censorship stance.
And even then, this is only an issue because everyone is on just a handful of platforms -- so the companies build one-size-fits-all policies. But we're not all the same size.
I'm not terrified of my community encountering misinformation. I'm far more terrified of a community being unable to articulate and defend why the information is "mis".
- tastyfreeze 5y ago"We're flagging problematic posts for Facebook..." - Jen Psaki 7/15/2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0aWGsxyYPg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0aWGsxyYPg
- distribot 5y agoThe US government can't mandate that censorship tact, right? Sounds like a first amendment violation?
- Grustaf 5y agoThe US government is quite happy to start wars all across the world, obviously they are not above leaning on the media to get their point across.