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this is super frustrating, as platforms such as Facebook and Twitter claim to be the digital equivalent of the "public town square" yet take on none of the resp
by ipython 2y ago
this is super frustrating, as platforms such as Facebook and Twitter claim to be the digital equivalent of the "public town square" yet take on none of the responsibilities and transparency that come along with it, just all the profits.
I would suspect something a bit more sinister: the very organizations you are targeting probably started a mass campaign to "report" your content, which triggered automated systems that caused your posts to disappear. A more cynical me would add in the fact that any manual review by Facebook staff would trigger even more aggressive moves to silence you, given that you're directly accusing them of inadequate moderation of their platform, which at best doesn't make them look good, and at worst, means they lose advertising $$ that those groups may be spending with Facebook to target those very victims.
- 8note 2y agoi almost want to run for public office in canada, to push the CBC to run a set of social media sites that act as a proper public square for canadians
- Scoundreller 2y agoHave you read the comments sections on CBC articles? Oooooof.
- azemetre 2y agoThey claim to be the public square because they don't want you building your own square along side them. The next time you hear them claiming to be a public square ask them if they're like to be regulated like a public utility. I think we all know how they'd answer that one.
- lazide 2y agoif you start saying bad things about the mayor/police in a lot of town squares, you won’t have a good time either.
- hulitu 2y ago> platforms such as Facebook and Twitter claim to be the digital equivalent of the "public town square" Our government also claims to serve the people, while bending over to the first one who pays well.