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Non of that is incompatible with what I've said though. Looming legislation and contracting alone are not a problem. With all this scrutiny there is no eviden

by TOMDM 2y ago

Non of that is incompatible with what I've said though. Looming legislation and contracting alone are not a problem. With all this scrutiny there is no evidence of a quid pro quo. This is what I was getting at above, that there is room in the Twitter files for a chilling effect on speech when it comes to these competing interests, but what you're comparing it to is so far beyond the pale as to be absurd. Look at this without the vitriol. There's a lot of stuff that looks weird, but it's been heavily investigated and so far no one has found anything deeper. When you compare that to measurable harm, I think it's right that people take issue

harry8 2y ago
The government threatening legislation unless a company censors in line with the government's wishes is wrong and a violation of the 1st am. Your excuses & justifications, maga's, no different when it comes to the health of the 1st am. "Because it's THEM, they're worse! They're the baddies! You can't compare this evil thing to their evil thing which is so much worse!" FIRE have non-partisan credibility. Maybe see what they think.
- TOMDM 2y ago
  > The government threatening legislation unless a company censors in line with the government's wishes is wrong and a violation of the 1st am. What is the evidence of that? There was proposed legislation, but where was the evidence of "do this or else". Are you saying that the FBI was conspiring with the legislative branch? What evidence is there of that? I've conceded the potential for a chilling effect three times now, there is a speech issue, but no evidence of a severity even nearly on par. Look at the lengths you have to go to to get this point, you go and find sources that allege all the same things I've already described but very angrily and then tell me I'm the one too emotionally invested to see this clearly.

by TOMDM 2y ago

harry8 2y ago

The government threatening legislation unless a company censors in line with the government's wishes is wrong and a violation of the 1st am. Your excuses & justifications, maga's, no different when it comes to the health of the 1st am. "Because it's THEM, they're worse! They're the baddies! You can't compare this evil thing to their evil thing which is so much worse!" FIRE have non-partisan credibility. Maybe see what they think.

TOMDM 2y ago
> The government threatening legislation unless a company censors in line with the government's wishes is wrong and a violation of the 1st am. What is the evidence of that? There was proposed legislation, but where was the evidence of "do this or else". Are you saying that the FBI was conspiring with the legislative branch? What evidence is there of that? I've conceded the potential for a chilling effect three times now, there is a speech issue, but no evidence of a severity even nearly on par. Look at the lengths you have to go to to get this point, you go and find sources that allege all the same things I've already described but very angrily and then tell me I'm the one too emotionally invested to see this clearly.