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"Soft right wing" propaganda? I can't understand from your response what side you think I'm taking. In one point its "right wing" propaganda, in the other, I'm

by jboy55 5y ago

"Soft right wing" propaganda? I can't understand from your response what side you think I'm taking. In one point its "right wing" propaganda, in the other, I'm criticizing right wing media. I also completely understand how you posted a screed, without making a point at all or taking a side at all. That Facebook has found a way to have a service that provides content, and not have to pay for it, is one of the reasons they are so immensely profitable. I kind of laugh at your comparison to a warning in front of a show that its 'fictional' as some sort of equal warning and how that relates to what right wing cable tv news and radio have been putting on the air nearly 24/7 for the past 3 decades. My point, is that the seeds of the misinformation and right wing propaganda isn't the leaf node that is facebook, but comes from the right wing media outlets, that are carried on cable or over the air. Its also a concern that no one on the 'left' seems entirely concerned about this, when you can dump on social media.

soylentnewsorg 5y ago
You are not criticizing right wing media. You are criticizing left wing organizations pushing facebook to place warnings on right-wing facebook posts. It's very convenient how you don't address the main point of the post though. Your point seems to be that a cable company purchasing shows from content creator companies, is the same as facebook having random users post whatever they want. One of those is a broadcaster purposefully running content they want to run. The other is a platform to let anyone say whatever they want. When you give a platform to someone to say whatever they want, you are free to put limits on that platform, and warnings on that platform. When you are purchasing content, you are showing what you want to show. Things aren't "carried on cable or over the air." Things are bought by the broadcaster, then broadcast by the broadcaster. I do believe you're being purposely dense here, so this conversation has now come to a conclusion. I won't read your reply.
smsm42 5y ago
Left wing is plenty upset by the fact that the right wing exists and is allowed to speak. And tries to shut it down at every opportunity. It's not easy to shut down Fox News though, first amendment still being alive. But it's much easier to get a rightwing speaker to be banned from campus, or Facebook or Twitter. So that's what they are doing, for now. Until the government finally passes that "fighting the misinformation" law and packs the court so it wouldn't mess with it - then the sky is the limit.

by jboy55 5y ago

soylentnewsorg 5y ago

You are not criticizing right wing media. You are criticizing left wing organizations pushing facebook to place warnings on right-wing facebook posts. It's very convenient how you don't address the main point of the post though. Your point seems to be that a cable company purchasing shows from content creator companies, is the same as facebook having random users post whatever they want. One of those is a broadcaster purposefully running content they want to run. The other is a platform to let anyone say whatever they want. When you give a platform to someone to say whatever they want, you are free to put limits on that platform, and warnings on that platform. When you are purchasing content, you are showing what you want to show. Things aren't "carried on cable or over the air." Things are bought by the broadcaster, then broadcast by the broadcaster. I do believe you're being purposely dense here, so this conversation has now come to a conclusion. I won't read your reply.

smsm42 5y ago

Left wing is plenty upset by the fact that the right wing exists and is allowed to speak. And tries to shut it down at every opportunity. It's not easy to shut down Fox News though, first amendment still being alive. But it's much easier to get a rightwing speaker to be banned from campus, or Facebook or Twitter. So that's what they are doing, for now. Until the government finally passes that "fighting the misinformation" law and packs the court so it wouldn't mess with it - then the sky is the limit.