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The difference is that you can go to other restaurant, but social medias are so big that if you're not on twitter/facebook you might as well not exist in public

by xani_ 4y ago

The difference is that you can go to other restaurant, but social medias are so big that if you're not on twitter/facebook you might as well not exist in public view. Of course that does not apply to smaller forums and I think that if we had laws that force social companies to not censor people they don't like (let's face it, that's exactly what they want to do), it should be limited to anything that's actually big, not random joe shmoe forum about mushrooms.

8note 4y ago
That seem like the government's job to provide an alternative or to break up monopolies s
ZoomerCretin 4y ago
"Social media companies are censoring people they don't like" This is ridiculous. No one is banned for their opinions on tax policy. No one is banned for their opinions on abortion. People (including the former POTUS) were removed for inciting violence, for fomenting harassment campaigns, and for racism/transphobia/other forms of bigotry.
- blisterpeanuts 4y ago
  People have been suspended or banned for "misinformation" ranging from Covid treatments to perceived irregularities in the 2020 elections. The New York Post was censored by Twitter for its initial report on the Hunter Biden laptop, which was subsequently verified as factual. There are countless other such examples. Heck, a friend was suspended from Facebook for a political posting months ago, and he still hasn't been able to find out why.
  - galaxyLogic 4y ago
    I don't want to defend Facebook or any social media platform. I'm sure they are often wrong in who they ban. But it makes sense to me that spreading misinformation about vaccines is a good reason for getting you banned. Vaccines are a matter of life and death not just for people who get vaccinated or not, but to everybody to whom they can spread the disease. If you tell people not to get vaccinated and they believe you, you put their lives in danger. Similarly you can be prosecuted for shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theater causing people to panic and die being trampled and crushed. You could then try to argue that "It is just my opinion that I have the freedom of speech to shout 'Fire' anywhere and whenever I want to". But courts are not going to agree with you.

by xani_ 4y ago

8note 4y ago

That seem like the government's job to provide an alternative or to break up monopolies s

ZoomerCretin 4y ago

"Social media companies are censoring people they don't like" This is ridiculous. No one is banned for their opinions on tax policy. No one is banned for their opinions on abortion. People (including the former POTUS) were removed for inciting violence, for fomenting harassment campaigns, and for racism/transphobia/other forms of bigotry.

blisterpeanuts 4y ago
People have been suspended or banned for "misinformation" ranging from Covid treatments to perceived irregularities in the 2020 elections. The New York Post was censored by Twitter for its initial report on the Hunter Biden laptop, which was subsequently verified as factual. There are countless other such examples. Heck, a friend was suspended from Facebook for a political posting months ago, and he still hasn't been able to find out why.
- galaxyLogic 4y ago
  I don't want to defend Facebook or any social media platform. I'm sure they are often wrong in who they ban. But it makes sense to me that spreading misinformation about vaccines is a good reason for getting you banned. Vaccines are a matter of life and death not just for people who get vaccinated or not, but to everybody to whom they can spread the disease. If you tell people not to get vaccinated and they believe you, you put their lives in danger. Similarly you can be prosecuted for shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theater causing people to panic and die being trampled and crushed. You could then try to argue that "It is just my opinion that I have the freedom of speech to shout 'Fire' anywhere and whenever I want to". But courts are not going to agree with you.