U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate online speech

Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by taeric on Saturday September 17, 2022 @02:21PM (#32879884)

That seems like a silly distinction. At a broad level, all discussion can be seen as political. And it is natural for events to be dominated by actions from a side for a time, such that it would be natural for more criticisms of a political party over others at any time.

This gets dangerously into the "whataboutisms" of toxic discourse. Especially when they are not presented in at all an even or good faith manner.

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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by solarmist on Saturday September 17, 2022 @02:34PM (#32880005)

What? No they aren’t. A discussion about my week or grocery shopping isn’t political.

You can make any discussion political, but that’s not at all the same.

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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by taeric on Saturday September 17, 2022 @02:40PM (#32880096)

You'd be surprised. Folks will pick brands for political reasons, too. More, folks will band against brands for said reasons.

I mean, you are correct that there can be neutral discussions. Typically, neutral isn't as neutral as you'd think.

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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by TobyTheDog123 on Saturday September 17, 2022 @02:54PM (#32880250)

That would be an example of people making something political out of a non-political issue. Both people and companies can be guilty of this.

"Oh, I ran into Lucy at the supermarket today"

"Awesome, did they have that new brand of ice cream?"

"I didn't see it, but they did have a massive sale on strawberries."

"Darn, I guess I'll check Market Cart next time I go."

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"Oh, I ran into Lucy at the supermarket today"

"Did you hear she voted for Tom?"

"Oh... uh, no?"

"I dont know how people can enable such evil. Did they have that new ice cream?"

"No, but they did have a massive sale on strawberries"

"Oh, I heard they donated to Tom, so I don't want it in my house anyways."

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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by themitigating on Saturday September 17, 2022 @03:41PM (#32880771)

"I ran into Lucy at the supermarket, she told me everything is costing so much because of inflation. She said this is terrible for her family and wonders why the government won't fix it"

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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by solarmist on Saturday September 17, 2022 @02:59PM (#32880313)

I agree, but you’re being pedantic. Most discussions people have not about political topics wouldn’t be viewed as such even if individual decisions, such as your brand example, were politically motivated.

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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by themitigating on Saturday September 17, 2022 @03:39PM (#32880748)

"I had to get gas this week, the prices are so high because of Biden"

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