FTC investigates “tech censorship,” says it’s un-American and may be illegal
“Tech firms should not be bullying their users,” Chairman Andrew Ferguson says.
Compelled speech it is then?
So when are bakers going to be forced to bake cakes for gay couples?
Oh, right, hypocrites. Naturally.
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".
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.
Generally speaking, when a much stronger party forces upon you a mechanism, it doesn't work in your favor. Whether they call it free speech (for bot campaigns too, while you get banned) or moderation (your opponent insults you in every comment, and they are fine, but you insult them once - you're banned).
The super weirdest thing is that people again and again believe that the strong party belonging to "their" side will do things right this time in history.
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
I doubt it. They could just sensor based on location.
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
And by "free speech", we mean you have to publish what we tell you.
Never stops being true.
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.
This would have been helpful 10+ years ago
