Dystopian Science Fiction only reinforces the real world Status Quo

[hammerofglass]

Twitter is a private company with terms of service you have to agree to to use it. They are not part of the government so "protected speech" means bupkis.

[Frustration]

Oh, sure, if they chose to say nothing promoting Republicans (or Democrats) was allowed, that's just fine.

Until they ALSO claim that they're not responsible for promoting the ideas that are shared on their service.

[KuudereKun]

Twitter is a private company with terms of service you have to agree to to use it. They are not part of the government so "protected speech" means bupkis.

This defense of Corporate Censorship needs to die, The Government needs to actively protect our rights, not just passively not violate them. That's what the Civil War was about.

[hammerofglass]

Twitter is a private company with terms of service you have to agree to to use it. They are not part of the government so "protected speech" means bupkis.

This defense of Corporate Censorship needs to die, The Government needs to actively protect our rights, not just passively not violate them. That's what the Civil War was about.

The corpos own the government so not sure how you think that would work in practice.

[CharlesPhipps]

That's incitement, which is already a crime. And can probably be charged as slander.

Kind of my point. Defining the absolutes of free speech there. Plenty of people are against slander and libel as concept.

[Thebestoftherest]

Twitter is a private company with terms of service you have to agree to to use it. They are not part of the government so "protected speech" means bupkis.

This defense of Corporate Censorship needs to die, The Government needs to actively protect our rights, not just passively not violate them. That's what the Civil War was about.

No it wasn't it was about Slavery period.

[KuudereKun]

Twitter is a private company with terms of service you have to agree to to use it. They are not part of the government so "protected speech" means bupkis.

This defense of Corporate Censorship needs to die, The Government needs to actively protect our rights, not just passively not violate them. That's what the Civil War was about.

No it wasn't it was about Slavery period.

You say that as if what I said contradicts that.

[Madner Kami]

Twitter is a private company with terms of service you have to agree to to use it. They are not part of the government so "protected speech" means bupkis.

This defense of Corporate Censorship needs to die, The Government needs to actively protect our rights, not just passively not violate them. That's what the Civil War was about.

No it wasn't it was about Slavery period.

You say that as if what I said contradicts that.

It does, because you made an absolute and exclusive statement. And a wrong one on top of that. Extraordinary claims need extraordinary proof.

[hammerofglass]

Twitter is a private company with terms of service you have to agree to to use it. They are not part of the government so "protected speech" means bupkis.

This defense of Corporate Censorship needs to die, The Government needs to actively protect our rights, not just passively not violate them. That's what the Civil War was about.

No it wasn't it was about Slavery period.

Well, that and preserving the Union.

[CharlesPhipps]

Well, that and preserving the Union.

Yes, even the people that didn't care about slavery were like, "You don't let huge chunks of your country leave."