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Re:Algorithm Is the Problem, Not Mark Zuckerberg by supercanuck on Monday June 08, 2020 @10:43PM (#23463111)
> Due Process means that you should be able to know the rules a system will follow if you participate in that system.

I don't understand why we are changing the meaning of words. Due Process means a particular thing, and that is the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person.

Why are we now changing that to mean the rights of a person and their social network?

If a corporation chooses to filter your speech on its property, then it should be subject to the wraith of public opinion and vice versa, whether that is via algorithm or via CEO Decree. The effect is the same. People need to start making the distinction that they are using Facebook's property and their first amendment rights are limited on another person's property.

I feel like when we muddy the waters by making Facebook seem like a quasi-state, then we get into problems.

Re:Algorithm Is the Problem, Not Mark Zuckerberg by pochamago on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @01:04AM (#23463816)
Presumably the idea is that people value due process on its own merits, not just as a legal mechanism. We feel very keenly that we should not be punished merely for going against the spirit of the rules.