Re:Three months of content moderation for Facebook in Berlin
by lmm on Monday January 29, 2018 @06:32AM
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> Is a public square privately owned? No. It is owned by the community, usually the council.
Many public squares are privately owned these days.
> Facebook has the legal right to remove people for speech
No-one is disputing that. Grandparent wrote "Itβs a space where free speech should be defended," not "It's a space where free speech is protected by the law." The lack of legal protection for speech in this kind of space makes it all the more important that individuals stand up for it.
Many public squares are privately owned these days.
> Facebook has the legal right to remove people for speech
No-one is disputing that. Grandparent wrote "Itβs a space where free speech should be defended," not "It's a space where free speech is protected by the law." The lack of legal protection for speech in this kind of space makes it all the more important that individuals stand up for it.