How Not to Respond to Twitter and Facebook's Alarming Censorship of the New York Post

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Yes, they should be shielded from prosecution from being liable for the content of their users.

Except publishers, which include Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, etc. If they want to curate the content on their website to adhere to their own political beliefs, they're entitled to do that, but they aren't entitled to immunity from liability for that content.

This attack on Section 230 is a Trojan horse in the guise of promoting equality and free speech, and would give the government even more control over online speech.

Yeah, I don't think it's fair to attack §230 when the fault lies with the government not properly enforcing it. I still do believe these companies are guilty, though, since they aren't social media platforms, but instead publishers.

so stop using the tech monopolies that censor.

This is the flawed logic upon which rests the failed ideologies of Capitalism and Socialism. These materialist ideologies believe that every person must be their own leader, and that every person will, in every case, make the best choice for their own well-being, and promotes the untrue, utopian ideal that each person is perfectly-informed.

None of these are true. There will always be followers and leaders, those below to obey, and those above to command. Even when hierarchy is abolished, it shall be reinstated through the mechanisms of human interaction. Where there are not politicians, there shall be celebrities.

People also don't always pursue the option that benefits themselves the most. They often do, but there are many other factors that come into play, such as the level to which they are informed (which can never be 100% for every member) as well as emotions and delusions.

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Tyranny of the majority and control through social conformity is also a problem, but not one that can (or should) be addressed by government control. Just because people may not make the right choices for themselves, does not mean they should not be allowed to do so. I'd rather make my own mistakes (or not) than have them made for me by some "benevolent" bureaucrat.

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Tyranny of the majority and control through social conformity is also a problem, but not one that can (or should) be addressed by government control.

We have methods to combat this. For example: this is why the Senate exists: as a counterbalance to the House, which may at times ignore the smaller states in favor of the larger ones.

Just because people may not make the right choices for themselves, does not mean they should not be allowed to do so.

Yes, except in extreme cases that impact others. Furthermore, we must guide those below us towards the correct outcome, not forcefully, but gently. If they wish to not follow the leadership, that is their choice.

I'd rather make my own mistakes (or not) than have them made for me by some "benevolent" bureaucrat.

Yes, but some people would rather the latter. Particularly the Workers, who are inclined against making decisions, and instead wish to simply contribute to society and live a happy life. It is up to the higher classes to bear the burden of decision-making.

You're probably Consumer- or Localist-class (small business owners), thus why you're more inclined towards decision-making. Even then, many Consumers aren't too keen on making decisions, usually only doing so through their spending choices.

It's not that certain classes shouldn't be given more power, but rather than certain classes are more or less inclined to take that power. We should allow to each an equal level of control and opportunity, and allow their inclination to properly place them.