Re:Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump
by jayd16 on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:23PM
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As was said, this is just a slippery slope argument. Which is especially odd considering the platforms already have all the power they need. There is no more power to give.
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Re:Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump
by three_seagrass on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:43PM
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Yep. The comment presumes that there is a need to delegate power to a single arbiter (there isn't).
Re:Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump
by captain_price7 on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:27PM
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> There is no more power to give
Ability to censor top level politicians, deciding what constitutes acceptable and what needs to be censored is not the kind of power they used to have.
Edit: bit clarification
Re:Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump
by dwaltrip on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:56PM
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This isn't true. Private entities have never been required to distribute messages from US officials or politicians. I believe the only exceptions are certain emergency broadcasts.
Re:Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump
by captain_price7 on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:41PM
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I wasn't talking strictly about legal ability.