Re:Facebook says it was wrong to ban Canadian MP’s Christmas...
by annoyingnoob on Thursday December 23, 2021 @04:46PM
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And what of Facebooks own rights? Why would your rights come before Facebook's rights?
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Re:Facebook says it was wrong to ban Canadian MP’s Christmas...
by dahfizz on Thursday December 23, 2021 @05:04PM
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I was making a very pedantic argument. It can simultaneously be true that Facebook is guilty of censorship, and they are in the legal / moral right by doing so. I have complex feelings on the topic, but that most accurately describes my position.
I'm not saying Facebook is infringing my rights (I explicitly meant to say the opposite). But I do feel strongly that they are guilty of censorship, in the literal sense.
Re:Facebook says it was wrong to ban Canadian MP’s Christmas...
by josephcsible on Thursday December 23, 2021 @05:56PM
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> It can simultaneously be true that Facebook is guilty of censorship, and they are in the legal / moral right by doing so.
They might be in the legal right, sure. But you're never in the moral right if you're guilty of censorship.
Re:Facebook says it was wrong to ban Canadian MP’s Christmas...
by josephcsible on Thursday December 23, 2021 @05:55PM
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If you think Facebook is supposed to have rights, then are you also okay with the Citizens United decision? The answer to whether companies should have the same rights as people should just be "yes" or "no", not "well, yes when it benefits me but no when it doesn't".
Re:Facebook says it was wrong to ban Canadian MP’s Christmas...
by annoyingnoob on Thursday December 23, 2021 @07:49PM
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No, a business is not a person. At the same time, some rights of the individuals that own a business extend to the business. https://www.upcounsel.com/business-constitutional-rights
Using your same logic, should Starbucks be required to let you stand in their store and say racist things? What if the manager thought you said something racist and kicked you out when you didn't actually say anything racist, is Starbucks guilty of censorship?
Re:Facebook says it was wrong to ban Canadian MP’s Christmas...
by seryoiupfurds on Thursday December 23, 2021 @06:13PM
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Would you also defend Facebook's right to delete content related to Black Lives Matter, and argue that any discussion of such is a waste of time because they're a private corporation and can do what they want?
Re:Facebook says it was wrong to ban Canadian MP’s Christmas...
by jaywalk on Thursday December 23, 2021 @04:55PM
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Facebook enjoys vast legal protections that (arguably) preclude them from this type of censorship. They are constantly fighting to make sure that (arguably) doesn't start to turn into something more concrete.