Compelled speech it is then?
So when are bakers going to be forced to bake cakes for gay couples?
Oh, right, hypocrites. Naturally.
Reveling in their hypocrisy won’t save anything.
They don’t care that you think and I see them as hypocrites.
It slightly saves my sanity. Only slightly though.
For them, them being able to be hypocrites is a “cool thing”
Do as I say not as I do is power of no one stops you.
When they say tech censorship they mean people should be allowed to say bigoted shit
And post as much disinformation as they want without “censorship”.
And by “free speech”, we mean you have to publish what we tell you.
Never stops being true.
Tomorrow: Trump installs loyalist with zero qualifications as head of FCC.
You misunderstand. This IS Trump’s chosen stooge. FTC Chairman Carr.
He’s complaining about tech companies “censoring” conservatives for “speaking their minds”, aka being hateful bigots and spreading misinformation during a public health crisis.
Yeah, I wonder how long until Elmo arrives to “make the FTC more efficient” lmao
We need fELONs crack team from X -said no one
If we wind up in a situation where the EU mandates a form of censorship that the US bans, I assume that the platforms in question would have to separate their EU and US users and sites.
It’s not censorship, it’s “censorship”. You know, like banning nazis, calls for harming women etc.
I doubt it. They could just sensor based on location.
It should be interesting to see how it plays out, indeed.
I don’t expect the US will entirely ban all forms of content moderation. I wouldn’t be surprised if the US moved more in the direction of the EU Digital Services Act: required transparency on recommendation algorithms and some sort of NGO trusted flagger system.
Also, similar (but opposite) to Splinternet: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect
Hey government how’s it going
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Jesus fucking christ
Good thing we have a fair and balanced FTC? Right?
Lets see:
We have 2 Democrats 2 Republicans, and…
oh… one vacant seat 👀
(also, one of the Democrats was appointed in 2018, we all know who was president then)
If someone got banned on Reddit for calling Clarence Thomas a house slave like Stephen Candie in Django, can he file a complaint with the FC for tech censorship? Asking for a friend.
I know the point of this is probably just intimidation but 35 companies? Are there 35 social networks that moderate content? Why is Apple included? Is there some conspiracy theory that they’re censoring conservative App Store reviews?
Defunded in 3…2…
DOGE will soon make cuts there…
Forced speech is just as odious as restricted speech. And with Trump and his band of wreckers, you can be sure that the end state will be a combination of both. Platforms will be forced to disseminate MAGA propaganda, and any user with the temerity to talk back will be banned.
