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Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates
#222Earlier quoted context omitted.
The comment I initially replied to asked for >pass laws restricting what media organisations can or cannot do in the context of mandating that they publish speech they disagree with.
Facebook is human?
People who work there are, but that's irrelevant. The right of freedom of press isn't based on the press themselves being human. The people who live in society have a right to access information that is violated through government censorship of media outlets.
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#223Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most software and languages I deal with are open source and the names I see associated with them seem very european to me. Im also pretty sure that these are the same tools that my fellow american developers that you are putting on a pedestal use as well. Just walk away, you really are backing yourself into a corner.
Yes, if you try really hard, you can pretend that Europe contributes just as much to the tech scene as America does.
I would say about half of the stuff on this list was either written in Europe or by Europeans that learned to code in Europe... and I didn't really have to try really hard or pretend, but by all means keep clutching to your silly nationalistic pride.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-Facebooks-architecture-6
Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates
#224If you're a Facebook user and you are unhappy with the way the company strongarms, censors and manipulates its audience, the most effective way for you to express this dissatisfaction is to close your account, block social media bugs and encourage your friends and family to do the same. Facebook doesn't care how you feel when you use their service; their bottom line simply depends on your contribution to the statisti…
No. It's more effective to lobby your local member of parliament/congress to pass laws restricting what media organisations can or cannot do. Granted, by "more effective" I mean something like 0.1% instead of 0.01%, but it's worth a try.
>No. It's more effective to lobby your local member of parliament/congress to pass laws restricting what media organisations can or cannot do.
No. Facebook has far more lobbying power ($) than any of us. There is a reason why you see the FB logo in the background of the presidential debates.
Boycotting their service directly negates that power.
Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates
#225It's particularly troubling because facebook is primarily about communicating with your own friends and acquaintances. Censoring public content is troubling, but removing content that is private and only available to people who took the step to friend you on Facebook is really really crappy.
Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates
#226If you're a Facebook user and you are unhappy with the way the company strongarms, censors and manipulates its audience, the most effective way for you to express this dissatisfaction is to close your account, block social media bugs and encourage your friends and family to do the same. Facebook doesn't care how you feel when you use their service; their bottom line simply depends on your contribution to the statisti…
Or change your profile picture to Napalm Girl and let Facebook close the account for you. I'm strongly considering it.
Je suis Norway?
Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates
#227If you're a Facebook user and you are unhappy with the way the company strongarms, censors and manipulates its audience, the most effective way for you to express this dissatisfaction is to close your account, block social media bugs and encourage your friends and family to do the same. Facebook doesn't care how you feel when you use their service; their bottom line simply depends on your contribution to the statisti…
No. It's more effective to lobby your local member of parliament/congress to pass laws restricting what media organisations can or cannot do. Granted, by "more effective" I mean something like 0.1% instead of 0.01%, but it's worth a try.
Absolutely not. Government should have no say what a private entity can/can't do in their walled garden. The fact that over a billion people use it is a different issue.
Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates
#228Earlier quoted context omitted.
No. It's more effective to lobby your local member of parliament/congress to pass laws restricting what media organisations can or cannot do. Granted, by "more effective" I mean something like 0.1% instead of 0.01%, but it's worth a try.
Absolutely not. Government should have no say what a private entity can/can't do in their walled garden. The fact that over a billion people use it is a different issue.
Walled Garden can be monopoly or trust. Government regulates those things all the time
Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates
#229Earlier quoted context omitted.
> look at the top 100 websites in the world; not a single one produced by Europe[1] Did you actually read that link before you posted it? On that list there are sites hosted by companies based in Cyprus (xHamster), the Netherlands (booking.com), Poland (onet.pl, xnxx), and the UK (BBC). It may surprise you to learn that all of those countries are, in fact, in Europe.
BBC and Onet are not in the top 100, but sure, I'll give you the other 2. 2 out of the top 100 come from Europe. Good job.
I think it rather means you should retract your statement.
Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates
#230I always find it interesting that no level of violence is deemed inappropriate in the US but nudity has to be avoided at any cost.
Blame it on the Puritans. Their moral baggage has been carried along in tandem with our national ethos, for better or worse, over the centuries.