One of the worst things about free speech discourse is how people don't understand that you don't get those protections on a private server. The owner determines whatever fucking content they want on their property. This is why you should support federation and decentralization.
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Exhibit A: Sorry, but no, twitter and facebook aren't the government and don't have to adhere to the first amendment. Both of these sites are private business and you are the product.https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/16/supreme-court-case-could-decide-fb-twitter-power-to-regulate-speech.html?__source=sharebar%7Ctwitter&par=sharebar …
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Replying to @NyxLandUnlife
Online discurse is the new public square and should be treated as such Until decentralisation at least
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Replying to @Real_Xi_Jinping
IMO there's no equivalency here because even if free speech was regulated on private platforms like this (which is also very not accelerationist) the users still don't own their data, and this is by design.
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Replying to @NyxLandUnlife
You don't "own" your data on the public square either
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Replying to @NyxLandUnlife
People see your face, somebody always knows your name. With your name and your face it's pretty easy to find the rest of the data through public archives
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Replying to @Real_Xi_Jinping
This isn't the same as 'data' though. When people see your name and face in a public sphere, you're not being recorded and aren't supposed to be without your consent. This of course varies and could itself use better protections but we live in a panopticon.
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"We live in a panopticon" Damn I need a Foucault joker
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