Facebook’s experimental hate-speech policy seems to be working

Re:Facebook’s experimental hate-speech policy seems to be wo... by dragonwriter on Friday November 20, 2020 @04:42PM (#25165391)

> Funny how this argument is only put forward for cases in which the author agrees with the censorship.

Not really. I've frequently seen the argument made that particular censorship is within the legitimate purview of a private actor, while still being disapproved by the speaker.

> If facebook tomorrow banned all LGBT content I have a feeling "it's a private company" would not be an acceptable defense for anyone currently using it.

Facebook absolutely has the right to censor all LGBT content, and them doing so is not a cause for government intervention.

Facebook also absolutely should not censor all LGBT content, and I would condemn them and cease use of the platform if they did.

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Re:Facebook’s experimental hate-speech policy seems to be wo... by disruptalot on Friday November 20, 2020 @04:47PM (#25165454)

And then where do you go? Is there _really_ an alternative to the facebook and twitter where you have the same integration to the world? This is the key question with the simple argument that private companies are free to curate in a completely opaque way.

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Re:Facebook’s experimental hate-speech policy seems to be wo... by triceratops on Friday November 20, 2020 @05:16PM (#25165743)

So maybe more alternatives is the answer.

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