Re:Social-media platforms are destroying evidence of war crimes
by sneak on Saturday September 26, 2020 @11:27PM
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You don’t combat terrorism by not talking about terrorism (aka censorship).
Re:Social-media platforms are destroying evidence of war crimes
by names_are_hard on Sunday September 27, 2020 @01:39AM
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Why not? For most things I'd agree with you, but in the case of terrorism specifically (whatever exactly that word means) I'm not convinced. Isn't the goal of terrorism to inflict terror or raise awareness? If no one is talking about your act of terror you've failed at your goal.
Re:Social-media platforms are destroying evidence of war crimes
by sneak on Sunday September 27, 2020 @02:47AM
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Because terrorism is used by small groups to inflict tyranny over larger groups, and if those larger groups self-inflict tyranny in the form of censorship, they reach the same end as terror attacks themselves.
Just like poker, terrorism isn't a thing that exists in a vacuum: it exists inside of, and in relation to, wider society.
I agree with you, but to play devil's advocate, without public knowledge and access to the media directly, what incentive or pressure do terrorist organizations have? If the whole point of these acts is to instill fear, if they are not well-known the impact is limited. I can see that argument but don't have a good rebuttal.