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As far as I'm aware, the American government has never ordered a social media platform to ban certain accounts. Even mild government suggestions about social me
by SpicyLemonZest 2y ago
As far as I'm aware, the American government has never ordered a social media platform to ban certain accounts. Even mild government suggestions about social media content are quite controversial in the US.
- throwaway48476 2y ago[flagged]
- tootie 2y agoThey never ordered anyone to censor anything. They shared recommendations that as far as we know were based on good faith determinations. Twitter was never obligated to do anything.
- throwaway48476 2y agoAnd what would happen if they did not comply? It's sort of like the mafia 'suggesting' you make a donation. Or a politician 'suggesting' a donation for expedited service. Which is legal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgUvwcU6P7I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgUvwcU6P7I
- tootie 2y agoThat's a stretch. They could have decided twitter was non compliant and started treating them a little less gently but would they order content be removed or issue fines or some other direct punishment? Probably not.
- throwaway48476 2y agoThis is a failure of imagination. https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/27/schumer-intelligence-agencies-have-six-ways-from-sunday-of-getting-back-at-you/ https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/27/schumer-intelligence-ag...
- tootie 2y agoYeah, this article is really very imaginative.
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoIf you look at the revelations from Zuckerberg‘s letter this week, you will see that they were not good faith recommendations. They were highly aggressive demands made in forceful ways. Remember, the administration that issued these demands is also in control of the agencies that regulate the same company. For example, the FTC, who could determine that the company is acting anti-competitively or whatever else. They are in a position of power above this company, and therefore, even if they had made the suggestion in a friendly way, it would still be from a position of power that could compel them.
- tootie 2y agoGood faith meaning they believed the analysis of likely disinformation was correct and not politically motivated.
- SpicyLemonZest 2y agoI'm not sure what you intend for me to infer from this context-free link. It doesn't seem to include any examples of the government ordering Twitter to ban certain accounts, although it does have a few of the suggestions regarding content I mentioned.
- petre 2y agoMaybe there was no need to do so because they banned the accounts themselves. They even banned the acting president's account. https://blog.x.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/suspension https://blog.x.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/suspension
- 23B1 2y agoYes, in the U.S. the obedient capitalists act as proxy censors for the government, in exchange for campaign donations, preferential tax treatment, and weak regulatory enforcement.
- petre 2y agoProxy censors for the gov't? The US president represents the government, yet the company banned him. Their shareholders don't want controversies screwing up their investment, so the management acted accordingly in the company's best interest.
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- UberFly 2y agoYou are not so aware then.