President of Mexico warns about Silicon Valley censorship

Re:President of Mexico warns about Silicon Valley censorship by kome on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @05:35AM (#25744918)

well, there is a big difference between a democratically elected politician and some random troll.

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Re:President of Mexico warns about Silicon Valley censorship by bserge on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @05:40AM (#25744973)

There's plenty of people who didn't do anything wrong getting demonetized and deplatformed.

Could be someone else (who's more "important") didn't like them or just an algorithm problem.

They often have no recourse, and the government tells them "well, it's a private platform, we can't do anything".

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Re:President of Mexico warns about Silicon Valley censorship by pjc50 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @06:09AM (#25745265)

Not any more there isn't.

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Re:President of Mexico warns about Silicon Valley censorship by HoverSausage on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @05:42AM (#25744985)

Extra rights for politicians should not be a principle in a democratic society.

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Re:President of Mexico warns about Silicon Valley censorship by Majestic121 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @05:50AM (#25745068)

I completely agree with you on this point, however the alternative should not be 'everyone is at the mercy of the management of private companies'.

There should be a due process (and recourse) at the very least for public figures, and this should not be held privately by corporations but in front of a court.

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Re:President of Mexico warns about Silicon Valley censorship by throwaway69123 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @05:47AM (#25745041)

Silencing politicians is the same as silencing their constituents

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Re:President of Mexico warns about Silicon Valley censorship by kome on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @06:12AM (#25745295)

I agree with this. That's how representative democracy works.

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