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The issue with social media and big tech censorship is about much more than fairness.
There is a real danger in allowing a select few to govern the truth and dictate speech.
There are different concerns and outcomes for each platform.
There is a real danger in allowing a select few to govern the truth and dictate speech.
There are different concerns and outcomes for each platform.
Google was created organize information on the Internet and help users find the information they were looking for.
The mission was to organize the worldâs information and make it universally accessible and useful.
At the highest level Google manipulating search results...
The mission was to organize the worldâs information and make it universally accessible and useful.
At the highest level Google manipulating search results...
results in you only being able to find the information they deem useful.
How do they determine what's useful? Who determines what's useful?
This is one small problem with Google.
How do they determine what's useful? Who determines what's useful?
This is one small problem with Google.
YouTube was created in 2005 as a video-sharing website where users could upload, share and view content.
The You represents that the content is user-generated, created by individual users and not the site itself, and Tube is a nod toward an older original term for television.
The You represents that the content is user-generated, created by individual users and not the site itself, and Tube is a nod toward an older original term for television.
For 15 years individuals have been creating and uploading content to YouTube.
When YouTube deletes content, they delete history.
We may not like all of the events in history but those events have value.
Who is deciding what history to keep and how are those decisions made?
When YouTube deletes content, they delete history.
We may not like all of the events in history but those events have value.
Who is deciding what history to keep and how are those decisions made?
Facebook was founded in 2004. It's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what's going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.
Users are supposed to be able to share and express what matters to them.F
Facebook decides what matters to you when they curate your feed.
Facebook is determining what matters to you.
Facebook is a self appointed arbitrator of what you can express and what matters to you.
Facebook decides what matters to you when they curate your feed.
Facebook is determining what matters to you.
Facebook is a self appointed arbitrator of what you can express and what matters to you.
Facebook data mining is an entirely different concern that needs to be addressed.
This is a re:publica talk given by Eben Moglan in 2012 - Freedom Of Thought Requires Free Media
This is a re:publica talk given by Eben Moglan in 2012 - Freedom Of Thought Requires Free Media
Twitter`s mission statement.
What does without barriers mean?
https://investor.twitterinc.com/contact/faq/default.aspx
What does without barriers mean?
https://investor.twitterinc.com/contact/faq/default.aspx
How does Twitter define healthy public conversation?
Why does a social media platform need to advance public policy?
Policiy important to which users?
How does Twitter determine what conversations are meaningful?
Why does a social media platform need to advance public policy?
Policiy important to which users?
How does Twitter determine what conversations are meaningful?
These platforms were presented as tools of convenience and platforms to give users a voice, to share ideas and engage in debate.
As the world has become more dependent on these platforms they have abused their power.
For now people you disagree with or maybe even...
As the world has become more dependent on these platforms they have abused their power.
For now people you disagree with or maybe even...
your enemies are being affected by censorship. As they move the goal post more and more people will be affected.
These companies have certain protections as platforms.
Section 230 was developed in response to lawsuits against ISPs in the 90s whether the services providers should be treated as publishers or distributors of content created by its users.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230
Section 230 was developed in response to lawsuits against ISPs in the 90s whether the services providers should be treated as publishers or distributors of content created by its users.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230
How would you like your ISP to have the freedom to determine what websites you can visit, what videos you can watch, and what emails you can send and receive?
It's a private company right?
What's the difference?
It's a private company right?
What's the difference?
President Trump Executive Order
