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I don’t want social media platforms picking political winners and losers, whether their choice aligns with my personal politics or not.

nine_zeros 5y ago
But they already do by letting more money win with more ads.
9dev 5y ago
This is no ordinary political disagreement, however. Russia is committing a crime, plain and simply. I doubt you would want murderers advertise for their cause on Facebook.
- politician 5y ago
  Facebook is engaging in vigilantism. Let them coordinate with the White House. Banks don’t get to unilaterally pull this stunt.
- piaste 5y ago
  > I doubt you would want murderers advertise for their cause on Facebook. Why not? The Unabomber Manifesto is freely available, and I would not want it censored by private parties. If anyone should decide that "this content constitutes a dangerous incitement to murder and cannot be allowed to stay online", it should be a duly appointed court, not some random Facebook employees or contractors.
_Algernon_ 5y ago
Personal politics is bickering about the tax rate, not defending war crimes. It is insane that people are pretending that these issues are equivalent.
frereubu 5y ago
This is a pretty extreme form of amoral nihilism given the situation in Ukraine.
jordansmithnz 5y ago
It saddens me that human lives, war crimes and families losing loved ones is somehow equated to ‘my personal politics’.
- user3939382 5y ago
  It’s personal politics because the situation in Ukraine is very complex and there are multiple ways to see it. Unfortunately if you get your information exclusively from the US media you’re less likely to see it that way.
nest0r 5y ago
They are not this is just a business decision if 90% of your userbase around the world is against a war you cater to them and not to the 10% that do. It's that fucking easy. It's money not politics if people like you would start to understand that it is about profits for them and nothing else you would certainly get a better grasp of the world around you... but better bash on the same brainddead argument like in the last 6 years.
- user3939382 5y ago
  I don’t care what their motivation is, I don’t want them doing it. The dangers to society of these platforms deciding who gets to express an opinion outweighs the damage that can be wrought by the expression of bad ideas. Of course you’re free to disagree, though respectful disagreement is appreciated.
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nine_zeros 5y ago

But they already do by letting more money win with more ads.

9dev 5y ago

This is no ordinary political disagreement, however. Russia is committing a crime, plain and simply. I doubt you would want murderers advertise for their cause on Facebook.

politician 5y ago
Facebook is engaging in vigilantism. Let them coordinate with the White House. Banks don’t get to unilaterally pull this stunt.
piaste 5y ago
> I doubt you would want murderers advertise for their cause on Facebook. Why not? The Unabomber Manifesto is freely available, and I would not want it censored by private parties. If anyone should decide that "this content constitutes a dangerous incitement to murder and cannot be allowed to stay online", it should be a duly appointed court, not some random Facebook employees or contractors.

_Algernon_ 5y ago

Personal politics is bickering about the tax rate, not defending war crimes. It is insane that people are pretending that these issues are equivalent.

frereubu 5y ago

This is a pretty extreme form of amoral nihilism given the situation in Ukraine.

jordansmithnz 5y ago

It saddens me that human lives, war crimes and families losing loved ones is somehow equated to ‘my personal politics’.

user3939382 5y ago
It’s personal politics because the situation in Ukraine is very complex and there are multiple ways to see it. Unfortunately if you get your information exclusively from the US media you’re less likely to see it that way.

nest0r 5y ago

They are not this is just a business decision if 90% of your userbase around the world is against a war you cater to them and not to the 10% that do. It's that fucking easy. It's money not politics if people like you would start to understand that it is about profits for them and nothing else you would certainly get a better grasp of the world around you... but better bash on the same brainddead argument like in the last 6 years.

user3939382 5y ago
I don’t care what their motivation is, I don’t want them doing it. The dangers to society of these platforms deciding who gets to express an opinion outweighs the damage that can be wrought by the expression of bad ideas. Of course you’re free to disagree, though respectful disagreement is appreciated.

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