#openinternet... Are YFKM?
Twitter/Facebook/Google/Apple isn't the Ugandan govt.
But if you think after they removed POTUS, as well as many alternative websites for 'dangerous rhetoric'...what exactly will the Ugandan govt do when you explain the 'nuance' of the situation?
Oh, yeah: THIS:
But if you think after they removed POTUS, as well as many alternative websites for 'dangerous rhetoric'...what exactly will the Ugandan govt do when you explain the 'nuance' of the situation?
Oh, yeah: THIS:
Uganda's response: "You blocked Parler to protect your country...we just blocked a few more!"
And your argument will be...nuance and process? Good luck with that, comrade.
And your argument will be...nuance and process? Good luck with that, comrade.
Its easy to defend an absolute free speech position.
It is almost impossible to defend a system where you have arbitrary censorship.
Because when you call Trump a threat, you may be right...but their definition of threat won't be the same as yours.
It is almost impossible to defend a system where you have arbitrary censorship.
Because when you call Trump a threat, you may be right...but their definition of threat won't be the same as yours.
In short, I obviously think Twitter is a better, more moral actor than Uganda.
But it simply doesn't matter. You are incredibly naïve if you think autocrats in places like Uganda, China, Russia won't use these arguments for their purposes...and with their own unique rationale.
But it simply doesn't matter. You are incredibly naïve if you think autocrats in places like Uganda, China, Russia won't use these arguments for their purposes...and with their own unique rationale.
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