Radley BalkoVerified account

You do realize that it's possible to believe they have a right to remove content they dislike & still be critical when they remove content you think they shouldn't find objectionable

Of course. You do realize that taking this position is weak AF, because it's simple self-serving wishy-washy nonsense that doesn't stand on any clear principle. Don't you?

That's moronic. Unless Balko calls for government oversight to pressure or force Facebook to let these pages exist freely he isn't being hypocritical, he's just being misread. But you also misread what I wrote, so I'm not surprised you are having trouble seeing that.

You can insult my intelligence all you want, but it won't make you feel better about taking a stance that's not rooted in any kind of meaningful principle. You feel insecure because you have adopted a position that is not well grounded. Don't worry, you can always change it.

This reads like someone trying to extend negging into an Internet debate tactic. Wild.

Read it however you wish to. It is what it is.

I defended idiot Alex Jones, and I'll also defend police accountability groups. It appears certain people on both sides of the divisive political spectrum only hate censorship when it's stuff they like that's being censored.

You wanted censorship now you’re getting it

Those groups post a lot of fake, exaggerated, embellished stories meant to inflame. I used to share them all the time until I began researching.

You're defending censorship? That is YOUR opinion, and one day it will be YOUR opinion that will be censored.

This purge, according to FB’s explanation- had nothing to do with content subject or quality and had everything to do with inauthentic behavior (like having fake profiles seed posts into groups)

I don’t think people have researched how fake websites use hyped up rhetoric for the sole purpose of driving people to their ad farms. This was the original use of the term “fake news” in the media in 15/16 before Trump co-opted it for himself. Facebook explained this clearly.

'Fake News' was a description of the media after it was taken over by Six Corps and rather than provide actual news, helped eg, to LIE THIS COUNTRY into war. FB naturally would not inform people of the real reason why people refer to the Corp Media as 'fake news'

I was there when the Fake News Media LIED US INTO IRAQ. Nothing 'revisionist' about it. They LIED US into a horrible war that killed thousands of US troops and untold numbers of innocent Iraqis. That is what we called them #FakeNewsMedia