I’m no Trump supporter. It’s sad I even have to preface the following comment with that, but I think banning Trump like we’ve seen sets a very dangerous precedent. We continue to hand over control to big tech companies who have shown not to care about ...https://timmmmy.blog/2021/01/313/
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W odpowiedzi do @smithtimmytim
Curious: If I’m a private book publisher in 1925, should I have to publish and distribute Mein Kampf? If I’m MailChimp, should I have to let David Duke use my platform?
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W odpowiedzi do @mijustin
My answer would be no to both. But we’re talking about companies who’ve monopolized the public discourse. If these tech companies have the power to silence the President, they should be democratically controlled.
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I think, by that logic, lots of internet products would have to become government controlled? (Google, Amazon, iOS, etc)
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I think the two avenues are either publicly controlled utilities or legislation that prevents monopolies. Also, let’s not forget that both FB and Twitter claim to be publishers or platforms when it suits them.
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There’s a reverse danger here: if a totalitarian government were to also control the word’s most powerful communication platforms... is that not also a huge risk to democracy? (Agree there needs to be more regulation... but, what exactly?)
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I hear you. I think this is why making sure we actually have democratic governments controlled by the people is important. Either way, control of our public discourse does not belong in the hands of Jack or Zuck. It belongs with us.
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I’m worried. If we get another demagogue as president, and they then also have control of the world’s most powerful social media platforms... Making Twitter a “Government controlled utility” seems awfully close to “authoritarian state-controlled media.”
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