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Please stop the whataboutism. The devil doesn't need an advocate. Go home.

faeriechangling 4y ago
I don’t consider it whataboutism, I think that many social media companies are clearly in literal violation of googles policies and thus citing policy to shut down truth social gets an “okay bro” reaction. The moderation is clearly totally arbitrary in where it draws the line regardless of if truth social is or is not worse than other social media platforms. Google is effectively making this up as they go.
- ytpete 4y ago
  The distinction might be: are they at least trying and putting a reasonable investment into moderation, or do they not care / have no plausible plan. Disclaimer: I have to idea what degree of content moderation Truth Social currently has... but it certainly wouldn't shock me if they have no viable plan or aren't bothering to try very hard.
- tragictrash 4y ago
  It is objectively whataboutism, and welcome to the real world.
  - faeriechangling 4y ago
    People pointing out rules that have gone unenforced being enforced the moment somebody unpopular comes along is not whataboutism. The point of the argument isn't admonishing the behaviour of others to cover for your own, which is the point of the whataboutism argument. Whataboutism requires you to avoid the critical question or argument, that is not the case here, the critical question is the interpretation of the moderation policy. It is essential to discuss how policy has been enforced in the past in a discussion about the fairness of a policies enforcement. It would be very obnoxious if every time somebody cited a similar case to the current enforcement action they were accused of whataboutism and told to live in the real world.
    - tragictrash 4y ago
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      - effingwewt 4y ago
        All your comments are one or two sentences- I'd say you're specifically trying to avoid discussion then. Also, I'd say your comment was a lot of words to say nothing, while OP was having a good faith discussion. Maybe try responding in good faith instead of snark and pettiness, or at the very least have a cogent argument other than 'I disagree so go away'.
        tragictrash 4y ago
        effingwewt 4y ago
        tragictrash 4y ago

I don’t consider it whataboutism, I think that many social media companies are clearly in literal violation of googles policies and thus citing policy to shut down truth social gets an “okay bro” reaction. The moderation is clearly totally arbitrary in where it draws the line regardless of if truth social is or is not worse than other social media platforms. Google is effectively making this up as they go.

ytpete 4y ago
The distinction might be: are they at least trying and putting a reasonable investment into moderation, or do they not care / have no plausible plan. Disclaimer: I have to idea what degree of content moderation Truth Social currently has... but it certainly wouldn't shock me if they have no viable plan or aren't bothering to try very hard.
tragictrash 4y ago
It is objectively whataboutism, and welcome to the real world.
- faeriechangling 4y ago
  People pointing out rules that have gone unenforced being enforced the moment somebody unpopular comes along is not whataboutism. The point of the argument isn't admonishing the behaviour of others to cover for your own, which is the point of the whataboutism argument. Whataboutism requires you to avoid the critical question or argument, that is not the case here, the critical question is the interpretation of the moderation policy. It is essential to discuss how policy has been enforced in the past in a discussion about the fairness of a policies enforcement. It would be very obnoxious if every time somebody cited a similar case to the current enforcement action they were accused of whataboutism and told to live in the real world.
  - tragictrash 4y ago
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    - effingwewt 4y ago
      All your comments are one or two sentences- I'd say you're specifically trying to avoid discussion then. Also, I'd say your comment was a lot of words to say nothing, while OP was having a good faith discussion. Maybe try responding in good faith instead of snark and pettiness, or at the very least have a cogent argument other than 'I disagree so go away'.
      - tragictrash 4y ago
        effingwewt 4y ago
        tragictrash 4y ago