Trump Signs Executive Order Stripping Social Media Companies Of "Liability Shield"

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[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I totally get your concerns and you might be right. However I think that 1. Websites are already open to lawsuits anyways, and DMCA. 2. They're only going to go after companies who are pushing political agendas

But yeah I don't know. But if it forces twitter to be more impartial instead of a huge propaganda machine for the DNC, then maybe it's for the better. I'm pretty tired of private companies dictating the boundaries of the national conversation.

[–]whistlepig 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Everyone pushes a political agenda. Think really hard about how "political agenda" can be defined.

I'm pretty tired of private companies dictating the boundaries of the national conversation.

The companies you are complaining about are public companies... not private.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I meant public in the sense of publicly owned by the collective people, not publicly traded vs privately traded.

All the decisions of the companies are made by private individuals. Sure they're legally obligated to turn a profit for shareholders, but that doesn't mean they're in any way beholden to the interests of the public. In fact this legally demanded profit motive for publicly-traded companies often causes behavior that is in direct opposition to humanity's well-being, and that's obvious even with just a cursory glance at the news.