Re:Some Facebook Employees Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intoleran...
by camel_Snake on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @04:38PM
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> Corporate censorship dampens the spirit of free speech.
I agree!
> The spirit of free speech is defending the least defensible.
I also agree!
However, I personally believe that if corporate censorship has a meaningful impact on the freedom of speech in a society then the fundamental problem is the amount of influence said corporation has on that society. The issue is the size and influence of the private entity - society-altering censorship is just a more visible manifestation of the root problem.
I agree!
> The spirit of free speech is defending the least defensible.
I also agree!
However, I personally believe that if corporate censorship has a meaningful impact on the freedom of speech in a society then the fundamental problem is the amount of influence said corporation has on that society. The issue is the size and influence of the private entity - society-altering censorship is just a more visible manifestation of the root problem.