Re:Facebook and Twitter largely 'culpable for all the harm':...
by r7r7yrddy on Monday January 11, 2021 @11:33PM
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We already have a simple and effective method for dealing with this and it's easy but unpopular with the key demographics of the party coming into power in a few weeks. What if instead of inventing reasons to censor one side and not the other we just go back to actually expecting police departments to be effective and for district attorneys to do their jobs and press charges against violent actors in instances of ideologically motivated violence? It's like Americans think the only thing holding their society together is the freedom to be a violent asshole.
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Re:Facebook and Twitter largely 'culpable for all the harm':...
by pixel_fcker on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @12:36AM
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Pressing charges only happens after the fact. We need to find some way to avoid huge numbers of people becoming radicalised in the first place.
Re:Facebook and Twitter largely 'culpable for all the harm':...
by r7r7yrddy on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:13AM
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That radicalized mobs have been manifesting isn't the problem, mobs shrink following convictions and there is no shortage of expertise or tools for dealing with large active crowds. The problem is that until recently violent actors have been able to run amok largely unabated because adequately arming police and prosecuting violent criminals has become controversial and weirdly partisan depending on whose people were involved. There's nothing complicated about no place for no peace.