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The problem comes when the very act of non-association with someone effectively silences them. If everyone is allowed to speak through a megaphone, except peop
by tomohelix 4y ago
The problem comes when the very act of non-association with someone effectively silences them.
If everyone is allowed to speak through a megaphone, except people with certain ideologies because the megaphone maker refuses to do business with them, then you can argue that is a form of censorship, or at least, have the effect of censorship.
This can happen to anything and anyone, regardless of whether such ideologies are correct or not. What we would end up with are echo chambers. And I sincerely believe that those are the cause of many social issues right now.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoAre all views valid and should be listened to? In order to ensure free speech do we all have to thoughtfully engage with white supremacists or pederasts? Seems to me free speech is my having a choice who I associate with as well.
- tomohelix 4y agoNot all views is valid. And nobody should be forced to associate with someone they don't like. But I don't consider corporations "people". And they should not have the prerogative to choose what views they will amplify. That is what I meant by non-association can become censorship. A person can't do that. But a large corporation providing a public service can.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoAh, OK - I missed that you were talking about corporations. So can we rephrase this by saying that Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube should be fine with white supremacists and people who argue for pederasty on their platforms? I struggle with this at the extremes.
- tomohelix 4y agoThere are hate speech laws they can follow. That should cover the extremes. And if they don't, then it is the failure of the legislation. Just like how you can't go to walmart and insult everyone you see. It would actually be illegal to retaliate against those people. But call the cops and they can be dealt with. At least with the laws, there is more checks and balances. It isn't perfect, but it is better than giving private entities massive power to control opinions.
- klyrs 4y agoIf the law should cover it all, then what is their right to filter spam based upon?
- nostromo 4y agoFreedom of speech is also the freedom to hear and read any viewpoint you'd like to hear or read. The problem currently is that there is broad censorship for many views and even if you actively want to research an issue, you'll only be presented with one half of the story because large tech and media corporations work in concert to block certain points of view.
- diordiderot 4y ago> want to research Social media sites are not where research is done