Re:Facebook employees stage virtual walkout in protest of co...
by DarknessFalls on Monday June 01, 2020 @05:13PM
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How is this any different than filtering out obscenity or hate speech? The content is objectionable and goes against the rules of both social networks. Trump is getting a pass because he holds the highest government office. Plenty of others have been banned for less.
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Re:Facebook employees stage virtual walkout in protest of co...
by jlarocco on Monday June 01, 2020 @07:46PM
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Maybe part of the problem is that Facebook and Twitter are positioning themselves both as social networks and as media outlets.
As a social network, they should protect users from obscenity and hate speech, but as a media outlet they really shouldn't editorialize.
In some sense, at least as I see it, there's a big difference between following a friend or coworker versus following Trump or some celebrity.