Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o...
by jeff-davis on Saturday September 17, 2022 @05:26PM
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"choose which speech they will AMPLIFY"
That makes private messages an interesting question, though. Or even cases where many people explicitly subscribe to a single voice -- is the platform really amplifying anything?
Blocking such messages (to specific recipients who specifically opt to receive them) seems materially different than declining to promote/amplify such messages.
I'm speaking from an ethical standpoint; it may or may not matter legally.
That makes private messages an interesting question, though. Or even cases where many people explicitly subscribe to a single voice -- is the platform really amplifying anything?
Blocking such messages (to specific recipients who specifically opt to receive them) seems materially different than declining to promote/amplify such messages.
I'm speaking from an ethical standpoint; it may or may not matter legally.