Also a similar point, Congress keeps summoning them and putting pressure on them so it’s almost a damned if you do damned if you don’t scenario. I am greatly opposed to censorship (other than say content that harms children or is fraudulent) and a platform having a stance on what is “truth” or “disinformation” is quite terrifying, but I also get that it’s an unfortunate side effect of the risk aversion song and dance they are being forced to put on.
To be clear about freedom of information in general, I think competing theories on things like coronavirus and election fraud should be entirely tolerated, especially when the only apparent consensus comes from blindly “trusting the officials” who are just other human beings. It’s very ivory tower and dystopian of them to want to push a narrative of stability when really there’s so much we don’t know.
The idea that we aren’t adults who should be able to question and audit things and have free agency seems like it’s not even on the table anymore which is sad. We’re all walking our liberties into the grave just to avoid uncomfortable topics.
Like Cypher in the Matrix, ignorance is bliss, plug my body back in!
To be clear about freedom of information in general, I think competing theories on things like coronavirus and election fraud should be entirely tolerated, especially when the only apparent consensus comes from blindly “trusting the officials” who are just other human beings. It’s very ivory tower and dystopian of them to want to push a narrative of stability when really there’s so much we don’t know.
The idea that we aren’t adults who should be able to question and audit things and have free agency seems like it’s not even on the table anymore which is sad. We’re all walking our liberties into the grave just to avoid uncomfortable topics.
Like Cypher in the Matrix, ignorance is bliss, plug my body back in!