That the political left is only interested in gagging their ideological enemies can be inferred from their contradictory stances on regulating opinion-forming monopolies.
They are selectively libertarian and argue that private companies can exercise property rights when conservatives bemoan discrimination. Yet when Zuckerberg says that Facebook shouldn’t be the arbiter of truth, the tone suddenly becomes much harsher towards these behemoths.
We indeed need to regulate these platforms but to ensure a level playing field, to protect free speech and the sovereignty of the law. We need to extend net neutrality to encompass social networks so that they must treat all expressions of opinion equally.
How the Silicon Valley opinion forming cartel is undermining democracy.
https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1299587011980881920?s=19
Some Free-Speech Quotes:
“If there are Nazis in the room, I want to know who they are so that I can keep an eye on them.” ― Harvey Silverglate, co-founder of FIRE (thefire.org/the-case-for-h…)
“If there are Nazis in the room, I want to know who they are so that I can keep an eye on them.” ― Harvey Silverglate, co-founder of FIRE (thefire.org/the-case-for-h…)
Individual mid-level Facebook employees have enough moderation power to influence entire countries buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs…
This is just the beginning. In the future, free speech will only exist for people who pass an ideological purity test.
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