Re:YouTube has deleted the account of David Icke
by james-mcelwain on Monday May 04, 2020 @01:34AM
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I think that framing ("necessary but not sufficient") is a much more productive way that I wish free speech advocates would use more.
My opposition to censorship derives from the fact that it tends to require an unjustified hierarchy (i.e. the violence of the state).
However, I have a real problem with imparting some kind of magical quality to ideas. I'm particularly annoyed by the way in which free speech advocates act like social norms are a form of censorship. More specifically, that free speech requires platforming -- i.e., rejecting a freedom of association.
While I do think that the power companies like Google exert of society is well wroth investigating, in general I find that these are much weaker examples of the use of force to censor ideas.
My opposition to censorship derives from the fact that it tends to require an unjustified hierarchy (i.e. the violence of the state).
However, I have a real problem with imparting some kind of magical quality to ideas. I'm particularly annoyed by the way in which free speech advocates act like social norms are a form of censorship. More specifically, that free speech requires platforming -- i.e., rejecting a freedom of association.
While I do think that the power companies like Google exert of society is well wroth investigating, in general I find that these are much weaker examples of the use of force to censor ideas.