I agree that Facebook is a private company. They can do whatever they want right? But when they team up with other Social Media giants to form a political monopoly to ban people for alleged wrong think, that scares me, doesn't that bother you?
For the first time, I realized that the internet is NOT America and it was a terrifying thought. When I login to the internet, I feel like I'm logging into a Democrat controlled VIRTUAL COUNTRY. A virtual country where the Democrats are the supreme leaders. There is no free speech protections. If Democrats form a political monopoly to control all Social Media and all of Big Tech, don't you think that's an unfair advantage? Imagine being able to control the flow of what people see and can't see on the largest platforms on the net where ideals are exchanged? Should the government not step in to protect viewpoint diversity and prevent political monopolies?
Hear me out. What was the internet like before Obama won? It was a VERY free and open place. There was TONS of free speech, but also a lot of racist areas of the internet. But then, Democrats won, Obama won... Hmm, I wonder why? I'm a former Democrat. Every way I look at it, you have EVERYTHING TO GAIN and nothing to lose by embracing free speech on Facebook, Youtube & Twitter. Democrats literally have the chance to openly announce free speech for all Americans. GIVE THEM THE GIFT OF POWER, THE POWER TO SPEAK and they will rally behind you. Democrats have the keys to winning elections, but don't know which doors to open. It's simple, if you empower the people, they'll rally behind you. Give them power in the name of DEMOCRAT and they will rally behind you! Trust the people with power, don't decide what they should and shouldn't be exposed to. What do you think? :)
Mr. Stone, we have to compare the mission statement of Facebook vs the Democrat Ideology Forum.
1. What is the purpose of the Democrat Ideology Forum? A place to discuss Democrat ideologies only, right? The description is clear. Posting a non-Democrat ideology would violate the rules.
2. What is the purpose of Facebook? A place to discuss almost any IDEA. That was always been Facebook's original intent. HOWEVER, if you introduce hate speech rules, then like Jonathan Haidt explained, hate speech rules get abused to silence people with valid criticisms: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ckrkh2EVEAEmGs1.jpg ... If Facebook is not defined as a Democrat only space, then it's only fair to let non-Democrats onto Facebook as well.
I read the article. I'm going to use Alex Jones in my example to prove why we need government to regulate Social Media to a certain extent. It takes the articles arguments into consideration, because she makes valid points.
Alex Jones should be able to start a Facebook page. However, If he posts a comment you don't like on your Facebook page, you should be able to decide to keep it or remove it. Should Alex Jones lose his Facebook account because he posted a right wing political argument? No, but that's the problem. Right wing channels are being shut down for alleged wrong think. These social media websites have vague hate speech and be nice rules that are so non-specific that they have the power to silence people for political views.
Alex Jones should be able to go to Google's blogger and create a new blog. If he makes a comment on your blog comments section, you should be able to remove it if you want, after all it's your blog, but should he be banned for his right wing political views? No, but that's the problem. Right wing blogs get shut down for alleged wrong think. These social media websites have vague hate speech and be nice rules that are so non-specific that they have the power to silence people for political views.
Alex Jones should be able to go to Youtube and create a youtube channel. If he leaves a comment on your youtube video, should you be able to remove it? Yes, but should he be banned for his right wing political views? No, but that's the problem. Right wing channels are being shut down for alleged wrong think. These social media websites have vague hate speech and be nice rules that are so non-specific that they have the power to silence people for political views.
In no way do I want this law to prevent people from blocking others on twitter or prevent people from regulating the content on their own blog or Facebook page. This free speech law or Digital Bill of Rights for social media websites would ensure that no one is discriminated against because of their political ideology. It would also ensure people can't exploit vague hate speech rules to silence people with differing points of view.
Jonathan Haidt explains why hate speech rules don't work: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ckrkh2EVEAEmGs1.jpg - This shows that hate speech rules are always abused to silence people with valid criticisms.
If you create a forum to discuss Democrat ideologies and someone talks about Republican ideologies, obviously they're not following the forum rules, so you can remove their topic, because the forum is for Democrat ideologies only. But, is this what the internet will become? A socially segregated space? Do you want Youtube, Facebook and twitter to be Democrat & Leftist only?
My last question. Are you a Social Media Segregationist? Do you believe that left wing and right wing politics can't share the same social media platform? Democrats are silencing right wing channels like crazy. I believe Youtube, Facebook & Twitter can be shared spaces that embrace viewpoint diversity. Like Trump said, let's give everyone a voice, good or bad and we'll figure it out. In other words, although I'm a Trump supporter, I stand side by side with Democrats in their condemnation of racism. I'll help them defeat racists online on the battleground of ideas. I believe in a law that protects free speech on the internet, but still lets you regulate your own channel, blog or facebook page.
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For the first time, I realized that the internet is NOT America and it was a terrifying thought. When I login to the internet, I feel like I'm logging into a Democrat controlled VIRTUAL COUNTRY. A virtual country where the Democrats are the supreme leaders. There is no free speech protections. If Democrats form a political monopoly to control all Social Media and all of Big Tech, don't you think that's an unfair advantage? Imagine being able to control the flow of what people see and can't see on the largest platforms on the net where ideals are exchanged? Should the government not step in to protect viewpoint diversity and prevent political monopolies?
Hear me out. What was the internet like before Obama won? It was a VERY free and open place. There was TONS of free speech, but also a lot of racist areas of the internet. But then, Democrats won, Obama won... Hmm, I wonder why? I'm a former Democrat. Every way I look at it, you have EVERYTHING TO GAIN and nothing to lose by embracing free speech on Facebook, Youtube & Twitter. Democrats literally have the chance to openly announce free speech for all Americans. GIVE THEM THE GIFT OF POWER, THE POWER TO SPEAK and they will rally behind you. Democrats have the keys to winning elections, but don't know which doors to open. It's simple, if you empower the people, they'll rally behind you. Give them power in the name of DEMOCRAT and they will rally behind you! Trust the people with power, don't decide what they should and shouldn't be exposed to. What do you think? :)
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1. What is the purpose of the Democrat Ideology Forum? A place to discuss Democrat ideologies only, right? The description is clear. Posting a non-Democrat ideology would violate the rules.
2. What is the purpose of Facebook? A place to discuss almost any IDEA. That was always been Facebook's original intent. HOWEVER, if you introduce hate speech rules, then like Jonathan Haidt explained, hate speech rules get abused to silence people with valid criticisms: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ckrkh2EVEAEmGs1.jpg ... If Facebook is not defined as a Democrat only space, then it's only fair to let non-Democrats onto Facebook as well.
We need law that protects free speech on social media
Alex Jones should be able to start a Facebook page. However, If he posts a comment you don't like on your Facebook page, you should be able to decide to keep it or remove it. Should Alex Jones lose his Facebook account because he posted a right wing political argument? No, but that's the problem. Right wing channels are being shut down for alleged wrong think. These social media websites have vague hate speech and be nice rules that are so non-specific that they have the power to silence people for political views.
Alex Jones should be able to go to Google's blogger and create a new blog. If he makes a comment on your blog comments section, you should be able to remove it if you want, after all it's your blog, but should he be banned for his right wing political views? No, but that's the problem. Right wing blogs get shut down for alleged wrong think. These social media websites have vague hate speech and be nice rules that are so non-specific that they have the power to silence people for political views.
Alex Jones should be able to go to Youtube and create a youtube channel. If he leaves a comment on your youtube video, should you be able to remove it? Yes, but should he be banned for his right wing political views? No, but that's the problem. Right wing channels are being shut down for alleged wrong think. These social media websites have vague hate speech and be nice rules that are so non-specific that they have the power to silence people for political views.
In no way do I want this law to prevent people from blocking others on twitter or prevent people from regulating the content on their own blog or Facebook page. This free speech law or Digital Bill of Rights for social media websites would ensure that no one is discriminated against because of their political ideology. It would also ensure people can't exploit vague hate speech rules to silence people with differing points of view.
Jonathan Haidt explains why hate speech rules don't work: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ckrkh2EVEAEmGs1.jpg - This shows that hate speech rules are always abused to silence people with valid criticisms.
If you create a forum to discuss Democrat ideologies and someone talks about Republican ideologies, obviously they're not following the forum rules, so you can remove their topic, because the forum is for Democrat ideologies only. But, is this what the internet will become? A socially segregated space? Do you want Youtube, Facebook and twitter to be Democrat & Leftist only?
My last question. Are you a Social Media Segregationist? Do you believe that left wing and right wing politics can't share the same social media platform? Democrats are silencing right wing channels like crazy. I believe Youtube, Facebook & Twitter can be shared spaces that embrace viewpoint diversity. Like Trump said, let's give everyone a voice, good or bad and we'll figure it out. In other words, although I'm a Trump supporter, I stand side by side with Democrats in their condemnation of racism. I'll help them defeat racists online on the battleground of ideas. I believe in a law that protects free speech on the internet, but still lets you regulate your own channel, blog or facebook page.
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