The government is using big tech to censor Americans

[Nathan89]

[Nathan89]

[Nathan89]

[ElNono]

[Winehole23]

I think it's OK to point out that digital platforms agreeing to police content on behalf of governments is a bad thing. it's one thing to exercise editorial discretion, quite another to tailor it to the interest of transient political majorities and the various interest/donor groups who stand to benefit from the inclusion/exclusion/shaping of said info.

[Monostradamus]

And now we got Big Tech shadowbanning Kryie Irving, smh when will it end?

[Winehole23]

Tailoring information to burnish the reputations of LE, banks and the US War machine for the stake of national/social stability sorts ill with norms of free speech and freedom of information.

[ElNono]

I think it's OK to point out that digital platforms agreeing to police content on behalf of governments is a bad thing. it's one thing to exercise editorial discretion, quite another to tailor it to the interest of transient political majorities and the various interest/donor groups who stand to benefit from the inclusion/exclusion/shaping of said info.

Private enterprises are legally allowed to curtail the dissemination of whatever they deem unsuitable for their sites. The government being one source of information with regards to the veracity of the information doesn’t change that.
Ultimately what gets removed and/or reinstated is up to the companies themselves.

[ElNono]

What’s more unfortunate, IMO, is that we have a sizable chunk of uneducated and gullible zombies that eat up fake news. You don’t need too many brain cells to tell PizzaGate wasn’t real, tbh

[Winehole23]

Private enterprises are legally allowed to curtail the dissemination of whatever they deem unsuitable for their sites. The government being one source of information with regards to the veracity of the information doesn’t change that.
Ultimately what gets removed and/or reinstated is up to the companies themselves.

True, but legal =/=good.

[ElNono]

True, but legal =/=good.

I don’t know that’s an option though. They have takedown systems like this for copyright infringement as well, and the process might not be ‘fair’ or ‘good’, depending on who you ask, but the companies must have them or face liability.

[Blake]

Lol "the biggest story of our lives"

[Winehole23]

I don’t know that’s an option though. They have takedown systems like this for copyright infringement as well, and the process might not be ‘fair’ or ‘good’, depending on who you ask, but the companies must have them or face liability.

the possibility of political dirigisme isn't reassuring, regardless of the legal and commercial practicalities.

[Monostradamus]

Lol "the biggest story of our lives"

They act like twitter is a basic human necessity that stupid app could die tomorrow and the only people who care would be the grifters and their patreon supporters.

[Spurminator]

"Content disagreeing with gov't pandemic policy"

[ElNono]

the possibility of political dirigisme isn't reassuring, regardless of the legal and commercial practicalities.

It’s just a problem of scope and scale. A news desk in any newspaper or tv station can reach out to government sources to ascertain certain information. One would say that’s always has been fairly routine. With user generated content, things are substantially more difficult.