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Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig... by jorblumesea on Thursday October 15, 2020 @05:26PM (#24794218)
I don't agree with the comparison either, but, in the 16th century just about everyone could make a broad side and disseminate whatever they wanted.

Literally, wars were started because of this. Similar to today's information age propaganda wars and disinformation, physical media was used in a similar way. There are some valid comparisons here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamphlet_wars

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Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig... by JohnBooty on Thursday October 15, 2020 @08:37PM (#24796110)
It's not an entirely inappropriate comparison. The similarities are obvious, and they are extremely relevant.

However, relative to the days of broadsides, the barrier to entry for dissemination of ideas has decreased by orders of magnitude and the potential reach of such ideas has increased by orders of magnitude.

It's like comparing slingshots and nuclear weapons. Yes, they're both things that let you hurt people from a distance.

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Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig... by ativzzz on Thursday October 15, 2020 @05:44PM (#24794445)
Huh that's a cool comparison. I guess society will have a rough patch when a new, more accessible medium of communication is mass released to the public.
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