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It would be equally refreshing to see "moderation" advocates acknowledge that it's not just the "far right" being bullied and censored off of mainstream platfor
by Karunamon 4y ago
It would be equally refreshing to see "moderation" advocates acknowledge that it's not just the "far right" being bullied and censored off of mainstream platforms.
That straw man incinerated and replaced with "mainstream conservative content", you still are not going to get any examples because the one providing that will be voted/flagged into invisibility, or if not that, the resulting discussion will be derailed into quibbling about the specific example rather than the much more important general principle.
It would be not at all honest to imply that this forum is anything but generally hostile to the American right, regardless of how extreme or not the take is. With that in mind, it is no surprise that specific positions are only ever mentioned indirectly, or negatively.
- cycomanic 4y agoYes no proponent of this law ever complained about ISIS recruiting accounts being banned by twitter.
- Karunamon 4y agoIt is definitely federally illegal on the grounds of sanctions [1], if not treason, to knowingly provide service to the Islamic State. Twitter's hands are tied. [1]: https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=8759 https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=8759
- cycomanic 4y agoSo I guess government restricting free speech is fine?
- indecisive_user 4y agoWhataboutism. Government passing laws on free speech is unrelated to internet platforms enforcing arbitrary rules depending on the outrage mob of the week.
- sfifs 4y agoIf you are in a democratic country, your society has explicitly granted your government authority through your voting systems to be the ultimate arbiter and parts of it can and does get revoked as the will of the society changes.
- cycomanic 4y agoAlso I am not certain that publishing tweets is a violation of sanctions?
- concordDance 4y agoPersonally I complained about that to anyone who'd listen.