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> A spam filter blocks messages the recipient doesn't want. Censorship blocks messages the recipient does want. This is only true if these companies only ever
by abenga 3y ago
> A spam filter blocks messages the recipient doesn't want. Censorship blocks messages the recipient does want.
This is only true if these companies only ever show you content from the people you have explicitly followed/subscribed to.
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoThey often do block content from the people you have explicitly followed/subscribed to. But suppose they write a generic algorithm that tries to show people what it think they will like. Then they find that some people like sexiness and political memes from The Other Tribe, so they modify the algorithm to not show those things to people even if it's what they want to see. Clearly and intentionally censorship. You could even plausibly argue that not allowing the user to substitute an algorithm of their own (or one of their choosing from an independent third party) is censorship, if the only way to receive the data on that platform is through their algorithm which will not show you information that you want.