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I really think we should bring back a version of fairness doctrine [1] or right of reply [2] targeted at platforms like Facebook or Twitter. This is not really
by finite_jest 5y ago
I really think we should bring back a version of fairness doctrine [1] or right of reply [2] targeted at platforms like Facebook or Twitter. This is not really my area of expertise, but I suspect that might be more effective and practical than repealing Section 230 for addressing blatant censorship like this.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_reply https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_reply
- GhettoComputers 5y agoRemember when Twitter promised it was the free speech sms of the Internet? I forgot until recently.
- finite_jest 5y agoGood old days of the yore, when Twitter's general manager quoted the CEO saying "We are the free speech wing of the free speech party" [1], and the ACLU would rigorously defend free expression. [1]: Guardian (2012) https://archive.ph/0HnBB#selection-2031.1-2031.153 https://archive.ph/0HnBB#selection-2031.1-2031.153