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Re:Mark Zuckerberg Is an Arbiter of Truth–Whether He Likes I... by corty on Friday June 05, 2020 @12:13PM (#23430166)
Even if I were to condone censorship, I do think that in any case announcements by the government are special. Trump's form may be off, it might not look official, but absent other more formal press releases etc., this is as official as it gets. And such announcements do need to reach the citizens of the affected nation/state/area, because they do directly influence people's lives, health, the society and the state. Any company censoring those better be damn sure that that censorship won't have any adverse effects on anyone...

On the other hand, if the announcement were too provocative/evil/illegal, there are ways in a democracy to hold the wrongdoer responsible. This is not Facebook's or any company's task.

Re:Mark Zuckerberg Is an Arbiter of Truth–Whether He Likes I... by s5300 on Friday June 05, 2020 @12:23PM (#23430279)
" if the announcement were too provocative/evil/illegal, there are ways in a democracy to hold the wrongdoer responsible."

Are there really though? Perhaps there are said to be, but can you give me an example of this supposed system working?

Re:Mark Zuckerberg Is an Arbiter of Truth–Whether He Likes I... by javagram on Friday June 05, 2020 @12:38PM (#23430461)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_e...

An unbroken history of being held every 4 years even in the midst of a civil war and WW2.

Re:Mark Zuckerberg Is an Arbiter of Truth–Whether He Likes I... by s5300 on Friday June 05, 2020 @12:46PM (#23430549)
This is... A terrible example. Do you know what gerrymandering and the electoral college is?
Re:Mark Zuckerberg Is an Arbiter of Truth–Whether He Likes I... by javagram on Friday June 05, 2020 @01:58PM (#23431639)
Do you know what gerrymandering is? It has almost no effect at all on the presidential election. Only two small states, Nebraska and Maine, allocate their electoral votes based on congressional district winners.

The electoral college doesn’t stop voters removing an unpopular POTUS. See Jimmy Carter, 1980, and George HW Bush in 1992.