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In Russia they used to justify their brand of censorship with the argument that "that's what they are doing in the US too"; often these claims are exaggerated a
by MichaelMoser123 5y ago
In Russia they used to justify their brand of censorship with the argument that "that's what they are doing in the US too"; often these claims are exaggerated and not strictly true, but now you have given them yet another argument for strengthening their Russian brand of authoritarianism. Sad story that there seems to be some kind of convergence between the east and the west; it seems like the shit is flowing both ways :-(
- xyst 5y agohuh? The government didn’t censure anything. Spotify did due to the PR disaster (musicians pulling out, scientific community speaking out, …). How does a private corporation action equate to government level censorship in the US?
- MichaelMoser123 5y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDjkXjSVWIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDjkXjSVWIw "Jen Psaki urges Spotify to take further action on Joe Rogan: ‘More can be done’" the white house press secretary called for more action, well, and she got it. And guess who, Russian government mouthpeace RT jumped right onto it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqx2BzSfdkI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqx2BzSfdkI My guess is that they will be using this as a showcase and justification for their own shit at home.
- odonnellryan 5y agoGovernment asking a private company to stop misinformation about a health crisis doesn't really mean the government is censoring.
- randyrand 5y agoWith the internet being so monopolistic, I don’t think the distinction is so important. If private corporations can police information and communication, they’re the de facto new government. Worse, the handful of companies that police our communication (Apple, Google, etc) all have extremely big presences in Washington. This is not what free speech looks like.