It is strange to hear the phrase, "private corporations can do what they want" in 2021. That has not been the case for over a century now, and is shockingly ignorant of the fact that the world imposes literally tens of thousands of regulations on private corporations already.
-
Show this thread
-
The decision, as it always has been, is which freedoms we want corporations to have, and which we do not. That is a public policy choice, and it is not answered by an absolute statement like they "can do what they want because they're private", as if they are not subject to law.
4 replies 1 retweet 97 likesShow this thread -
If you think a private corporation should have the right to censor, _say why you think that should be the law_. Don't pretend that somehow private corporations aren't already restrainted by thousands of laws, so somehow it would be "weird" if they were barred from censoring.
11 replies 4 retweets 113 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @cmuratori
Would you support Taliban having free reign on social media platforms?
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @kulchagod
Of course? I support everyone having free reign on social media platforms, and I find it at least a little bit strange that someone would think the ruling government of an entire country wouldn't be allowed to post on social media.
1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori @kulchagod
I would, as I've said before, prefer it if companies like Twitter gave people better tools than just a "block" button, so that if you don't want to hear from the Taliban et al, you can more easily "subscribe" to a block list, or a white list, etc.
1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
But I categorically do not think the answer is to "disappear" people from social media, like some kind of digital Stalinist regime, where one day they exist, and the next day, they simply do not.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.