Re:Twitter Steps Down From the Free Speech Party
by kingbaal on Friday June 13, 2014 @03:48AM
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Yes, but countries like Russia and Pakistan can hardly be called liberal democracies. If there is no free speech, then it is difficult for citizens of those countries to take action. That is where corporations challenging the government can be helpful.
I don't see why we shouldn't expect corporations to take on the role of challenging the government. It is in Twitter's interest for governments not to crack down on free speech. So when governments do crack down, it is in their interest to stand up to those governments, especially when they don't have any employees or assets in those countries.
One worry would be that the Russian government could threaten Twitter with cyberattacks.
Re:Twitter Steps Down From the Free Speech Party
by alandarev on Friday June 13, 2014 @05:43AM
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> It is in Twitter's interest for governments not to crack down on free speech
Article shows otherwise, it is not in Twitter's interest to worsen relationships with any government by refusing to comply with requests. Providing some evidence would be helpful.
We should never expect corporations to take on the role of challenging the government. In "democracies", this is the role of the citizen (whose responsibility is to vote). Corporations, on the other hand, are controlled by people with lots of money whose goal it is to make even more money.