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The meaning of 'free speech' has evolved in the digital age.

Posted on: November 17, 2020 at 17:22:45 CT
zounami MU
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Whether the Constitution agrees or not, most Americans view the censorship of "Big Tech" as a threat to free speech and our democracy.

Popular social media platforms like Twitter are now equivalent to the "Town Square".

Google, Twitter, Facebook are now the gatekeepers of information and political discourse in America.
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Why do so many simply not grasp that free speech does not - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/17 17:15:09
     RE: Why do so many simply not grasp that free speech does not - sarasotatiger MU - 11/17 18:08:48
     So Trump and Giuliani had poor parenting?(nm) - miz_zou MU - 11/17 17:39:05
     The meaning of 'free speech' has evolved in the digital age. - zounami MU - 11/17 17:22:45
          so you're saying social media is a utility now - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:23:31
               To an extent, yes. (nm) - zounami MU - 11/17 17:31:15
                    there’s that fascism (nm) - pickle MU - 11/17 17:36:32
                    It should only be regulated to the extent that government - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/17 17:34:04
                         What special privilege was rendered? - DC Jayhawk KU - 11/17 18:10:09
                              They were granted immunity from civil defamation lawsuits, - zounami MU - 11/17 18:11:19
                         At the very least, yes... but if their monopoly power - zounami MU - 11/17 17:44:53
                              they are not monopolies - pickle MU - 11/17 17:48:04
                                   "monopolies are solely created by government" is false - zounami MU - 11/17 17:55:41
                                        no, it is 100% correct - pickle MU - 11/17 17:56:34
                                        name a monopoly that wasn't (nm) - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:56:34
                                             The many companies that warranted the antitrust laws we - zounami MU - 11/17 18:09:44
                                                  lol no - pickle MU - 11/17 18:13:22
                                                       Investopedia is a far more credible source than that... - zounami MU - 11/17 18:15:47
                                                            lmao (nm) - ashtray UF - 11/17 18:35:12
                                                            no (nm) - pickle MU - 11/17 18:16:27
                                   They are absolutely monopolies in every sense of the word... - zounami MU - 11/17 17:54:29
                                        or a news aggregator that competes with Yahoo! - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:56:13
                                        they are not - pickle MU - 11/17 17:55:37
                              No one forces anyone to use those social media platforms - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/17 17:46:54
                                   Their monopoly power gives the consumer little choice... - zounami MU - 11/17 17:51:33
                                        they aren't a monopoly - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:55:32
                                             That's like arguing "you don't have to go to the Town Square - zounami MU - 11/17 18:01:07
                                                  no, i’m sorry, but you’re wrong - pickle MU - 11/17 18:14:38
                                                       Yes, as in *one* entity dominates a market... - zounami MU - 11/17 18:18:22
                                                            that is incorrect, Spanky (nm) - pickle MU - 11/17 18:21:36
                                                  try Binging "monopoly" and read what it is - ashtray UF - 11/17 18:06:21
                                                       definition of monopoly... - zounami MU - 11/17 18:10:33
                                                            that is not the definition of monopoly (nm) - pickle MU - 11/17 18:15:12
                                                                 you should let Investopedia know (nm) - zounami MU - 11/17 18:19:51
                                                                      RE: you should let Investopedia know (nm) - ashtray UF - 11/17 18:39:41
                                                                      it’s a common misunderstanding - pickle MU - 11/17 18:22:52
                         they wouldn't need those "special privileges" if that same - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:35:26
                              Huh?.. Section 230 protects them from CIVIL lawsuits... - zounami MU - 11/17 17:42:41
                                   you mean the law that is made by the government? - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:52:28
                              yep (nm) - pickle MU - 11/17 17:37:52
                    so more government? - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:32:13
     what should people be punished for saying? (nm) - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:19:34
          That ku deserved to be in the orange 🍊 bowl nm - yy4u MU - 11/17 17:38:16
               ok, I'll give you that (nm) - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:38:59
          Yelling FIRE ! in a crowded theater ? (nm) - Nohawks KC - 11/17 17:28:43
               why would someone be punished for that? - pickle MU - 11/17 17:29:49
                    he wants to burn in peace, pickle (nm) - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:30:08
               That can actually be kind of fun - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/17 17:29:13
                    I can see old timers getting trampled to death - Nohawks KC - 11/17 17:30:12
                         At least they won't die of COVID which many here seem to - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/17 17:31:09
                              Amen(nm) - Toger STL - 11/17 17:34:36
          That could be a rather extensive list - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/17 17:21:15
               yes (nm) - pickle MU - 11/17 17:29:59
               stuff like - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:22:02
                    Really? - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/17 17:26:48
                         people aren't punished for that? (nm) - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:27:11
                              he’s confused (nm) - pickle MU - 11/17 17:30:20
                                   as usual (nm) - ashtray UF - 11/17 17:30:42




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