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> Many tech companies implemented government directed online censorship Can you provide evidence for this? Right wing truisms are not sufficient.
by hypeatei 1y ago
> Many tech companies implemented government directed online censorship
Can you provide evidence for this? Right wing truisms are not sufficient.
- SilverElfin 1y agoIt is very easy to find lots of evidence with a few searches if you’re curious. Here is one: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/zuckerberg-says-the-white-house-pressured-facebook-to-censor-some-covid-19-content-during-the-pandemic https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/zuckerberg-says-the-wh... Edit: can’t reply to comment below me but that quote is referring to the instances where the company pushed back. It’s not saying they didn’t comply at all - they absolutely did on many instances, and Zuckerberg admitted guilt over it. See later quote: > “I also think we made some choices that, with the benefit of hindsight and new information, we wouldn’t make today,” he said, without elaborating. “We’re ready to push back if something like this happens again.”
- hypeatei 1y agoThe officials “expressed a lot of frustration” when the company didn’t agree, he said in the letter. This contradicts the point you made. Did they or did they not implement them?