Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'national unity'

Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by nickpp on Monday November 23, 2020 @02:16PM (#25190501)

Who should decide what content people should see? Who decides who are the gatekeepers? We are not living in a SciFi world.

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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by trianglem on Monday November 23, 2020 @05:22PM (#25192650)

As Fricken mentioned the media has traditionally played this role especially before they got rid of the fairness doctrine.

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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by Fricken on Monday November 23, 2020 @02:36PM (#25190739)

Traditionally the media decided what content people should see. It kept most people on the same page.

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