Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p...
by ixtli on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @02:47AM
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It sucks that a company is suppressing the will of the people because it's greedy. That said,
> So next time you call for censoring "fake news", think again, because it's not you who will benefit from it.
This line of thinking doesn't lead to a society that tries to make things better than they were before. Personally I prefer reminding people that democracy is a 365 day/ year job. Don't avoid doing things because bad people exist in the world: instead, commit to lifelong stewardship of your community along with your fellow community members such that there will always be a conscientious group of people to try to keep bad things from happening.
> So next time you call for censoring "fake news", think again, because it's not you who will benefit from it.
This line of thinking doesn't lead to a society that tries to make things better than they were before. Personally I prefer reminding people that democracy is a 365 day/ year job. Don't avoid doing things because bad people exist in the world: instead, commit to lifelong stewardship of your community along with your fellow community members such that there will always be a conscientious group of people to try to keep bad things from happening.