AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMeta Censors #Democrat when searched forlemm.eeimagemessage-square214fedilinkarrow-up11.22Karrow-down124file-text
arrow-up11.19Karrow-down1imageMeta Censors #Democrat when searched forlemm.eeAnonomousWolf@lemm.ee to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square214fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDeath_to_cumskins@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down8·edit-219 hours agoIt’s not censorship. It’s a private company that is regulating the content on its platform. Nothing is stopping you from using a different one or creating your own
minus-squareAnonomousWolf@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoThis is such a dumb thing to say, you could also say that all news papers etc. Are private companies. But if they’re collectively controlled by a few people or the government, and only publish certain things. That is 100% censorship
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 hours agoAs long as you don’t mind the fact that everyone else is on this particular one. The network effect is a real thing, it’s not that simple.
It’s not censorship. It’s a private company that is regulating the content on its platform. Nothing is stopping you from using a different one or creating your own
This is such a dumb thing to say, you could also say that all news papers etc. Are private companies.
But if they’re collectively controlled by a few people or the government, and only publish certain things. That is 100% censorship
As long as you don’t mind the fact that everyone else is on this particular one.
The network effect is a real thing, it’s not that simple.