Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the Internet' Denounced

Re:Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the Inte... by MrSlovenia on Sunday August 11, 2019 @02:58PM (#20669765)

Good point.

There should definetly be a requirement for a large mass of users.

Because otherwise FB, Tweeter and Google can push their views.

So a "must be a large social network or forum" must be a requirement in this law.

If Tweeter, Google or FB tried to push their agenda they could do it easily. Obviously fringe/small forums must be exempt.

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Re:Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the Inte... by root_axis on Monday August 12, 2019 @12:07AM (#20672341)

It is their prerogative to push an agenda. It is not illegal to create an organization or business that pushes a political agenda - in fact, many do.

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Re:Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the Inte... by z9e on Sunday August 11, 2019 @04:38PM (#20670333)

You don't think this has anything to do with the plethora of suggestions that Twitter and YouTube apparently suppress conservative views?

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Re:Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the Inte... by IgorPartola on Sunday August 11, 2019 @05:45PM (#20670731)

I think it has to do with it 100%. I don’t believe it’s true, but I do believe it has to do with those rumors.

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Re:Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the Inte... by harimau777 on Sunday August 11, 2019 @08:34PM (#20671490)

My understanding is that the opposite is often true. That is: social media companies do not implement algorithms designed to take down racist content because it would take down content posted by many conservative politicians.

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Re:Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the Inte... by espeed on Sunday August 11, 2019 @08:30PM (#20671476)

Things change. Fox is not the same.

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