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Originally Posted by curves2000
I am very uneasy about this whole thing with Trump and the social media companies....
...It really is nut's to think what we have just experienced this past week.
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You're conflating very different things here. The reason social media is taking action against certain interests is because they pose a threat to our country. We are talking about a group that just openly encouraged sedition and an insurrection, one broadcast around the world. Not only have these people done grave damage to our democracy, they have done grave damage to the reputation of our country around the globe. These people staged an event where five people died and state secrets walked out the door. They need to be silenced for the peace and stability of our nation. Big difference from the other issue you raised.
Also, lets make no qualms here. These are private platforms that have acceptable use policies. If you fail to meet those policies you lose access to the platform, not unlike CP. These people have had their warnings and timeouts. They are being blocked for the good of the larger community. Maybe after some time, and after these people show they are productive citizens within the community, they will be allowed access back to the platform. But until that time comes, they should lose access to the platform and be subject to scrutiny.
One last thing I will add, there are groups out there who have been deplatformed for the protection of our society. Stormfront and the Aryan Nations come to mind as obvious targets. Alex Jones and InfoWars is another. Those that spread disinformation and hate information should be deplatformed. Limit the reach of their rhetoric and make society better off for it. If they were on the corner on a soap box you would pass them by thinking they were mentally deranged. But a slick website can fool a lot of people into thinking the information has some gravitas and is reputable. People shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but they unfortunately do. The content is what leads to deplatforming. Let's not lose sight of that.