Re:Six corporations control 90% of America media
by HWR_14 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @11:05PM
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> Maybe that's justified, or isn't in service of a "surveillance dystopia"
For crying out loud, I oppose a surveillance dystopia as much as anyone and far more than most. But it's not a surveillance dystopia for the things you publicly say and have your name attached to as you publish it to be brought to the attention of the publisher.
If you wanna talk about censorship, we can talk. But that's a different concept often related.
Re:Six corporations control 90% of America media
by washadjeffmad on Sunday August 01, 2021 @12:09AM
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> have your name attached to as you publish it be brought to the attention of the publisher
Yes but by whom, and are they being held to the same standards of accountability?
If corporations collude in favor of the state against its political opponents in order to secure their place in a new regime's cabinet and no one is around to hear the president order it, is it still fascism?
Re:Six corporations control 90% of America media
by HWR_14 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @01:23AM
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I didn't say it was good. I said if you want to argue the benefits/costs of censorship that's a different story. But it's not a surveillance dystopia issue.
Re:Six corporations control 90% of America media
by mynameishere on Saturday July 31, 2021 @10:19PM
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I like the image of Biden being given a "super downvote" button on reddit, that like...counts as ten normal downvotes.
Re:Six corporations control 90% of America media
by ffffwe3rq352y3 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @11:05PM
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Instead of giving gold he has a "veto" award that removes all current upvotes and pushes it to the bottom
The president of the United States proudly admitted to alerting Facebook to "problematic" accounts just last week. Maybe that's justified, or isn't in service of a "surveillance dystopia", but the best light is "collaboration" between the largest corporations and the government. It's certainly going on, and that's not a conspiracy theory.
Also, corporations are government - they quite literally are often the same people, having their hands in government agencies and institutions before cashing out in the private sector. Practically everyone at one point or another is thinking about their next job, so it's hard to argue the folks in the highest positions in society aren't.
> Kidding, not kidding. We should really look at what these companies are pushing.
Now you're confusing me a bit - but if this is your actual position, I agree.