Having had the experience a few times now of trying to type something (e.g. the domain name of a 3D printed gun files host) into various boxes on the internet & seeing it "Noped" by the platform, I didn't agree with @zeynep on this when it was first published, & still don't.https://twitter.com/felixsalmon/status/1281694551808376833 …
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See this piece on deplatforming. You have to recognize the new choke-point is different; that is not the same as saying it's powerless. It just doesn't fit into old free speech arguments neatly. https://www.wired.com/story/infowars-alex-jones-voldemort-platform-attention-gaming/ …pic.twitter.com/L6p0rZy4RH
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It has in common with traditional censorship the fact that an authority is deleting someone's speech. It's just that this isn't a governmental authority. But frankly it's quasi-govermental -- I'd say it's a de facto government.
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I think FB is large enough and powerful enough that its power over what speech a population can see or not see actually exceeds that of any government since maybe before the written word.
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