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0 pointsotterley4y ago0 comments

The precedent that privately-run internet messenger services can censor content was set a very long time ago. You’re decades late to that party.

Besides, we’re not talking about political opinions here. If they ever do that (which is unlikely), then we can become justifiably upset. That’s a hill worth dying on — this one is not.

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lostmsu4y ago

Try sending https://thedonald.win via FB Messenger

anonnyj4y ago

Guess you missed all the 2020 election censorship since you're not in the present wrongthink category.

mgraczyk4y ago

About this case in particular, one problem I have is that they seem to censor the entire domain. Most of the content on that site is bad and definitely violates Facebook's rules. A lot of it is straight up lies made up by the site owner for political purposes.

However, some articles on the site are just political opinions about the CCP. Because Facebook blocks those, I think the merits of this censorship at a coarse grain are worth discussing.

otterleyOP4y ago

When 99% of your content makes the rest of it look good, you willingly assume that risk. Nobody should be shedding tears about this.

Also, censorship is forbidden only to the government and to common carriers (which Facebook is not). Private parties (with very rare and reasonable exceptions) have the right to control what others do with their chattels.

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