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Those are examples of private companies not platforming certain speech. But how is that a modern change? Are you saying that decades ago, the big media companie
by rrradical 4y ago
Those are examples of private companies not platforming certain speech. But how is that a modern change? Are you saying that decades ago, the big media companies at the time (say, NBC, CBS, ABC) platformed a greater variety of speech than now? I don't think you can earnestly claim that.
- jollybean 4y agoYou're making the wrong comparison. Did VISA, in the 1970s, kick people off of their network 'because speech'? Did ABC Shipping refuse customers, 'because speech'? That's not 'platforming' - those are just businesses that do business. Second - what happened in the past is irrelevant. Businesses should not really vetting customers unless there's a material reason. Certainly banks, telcos, retail - should be barred from this. VISA is not 'platforming' anyone, that's ridiculous. Twitter, Appstore - because they are directly related to the content, this is more arguably 'platforming' and there's more likely to be some kind of content management, but we have to be very careful about it.