Conservatives flock to Parler, claiming censorship on Facebook and Twitter
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Re: Conservatives flock to Parler, claiming censorship on Facebook and Twitter
#2I’m not a conservative but I support free speech. I installed it but the recommended people were Fox News pundits and politicians I didn’t care about. I like the idea of enabling users to hide speech they don’t like rather than a Speech Czar that determines what we are allowed to hear. But it will take some time for something like this to get a critical mass of users to make it work.
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Re: Conservatives flock to Parler, claiming censorship on Facebook and Twitter
#4How long until America starts putting limits on free speech?
IANAL, but we already have laws against libel, slander, and defamation.
Section 230 / communications decency could be modified. New laws could be created to prevent amplified spread of factually incorrect information. Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom to broadcast that speech.
I'm not advocating for this, but I see it as a possibility.
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Re: Conservatives flock to Parler, claiming censorship on Facebook and Twitter
#6For those unaware of the connection, Robert Mercer was also a key investor behind Cambridge Analytica, the data firm which played a large role in the hyper targeted Facebook ads during the 2016 election.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/26/robert-merc...
Re: Conservatives flock to Parler, claiming censorship on Facebook and Twitter
#7In a group chat one friend asked if they’ve heard about Parler.
Another responded “Yeah it’s a new app for right wing circle jerk”
That alone is the reason Parler exist. Anything that goes against the views of the liberal left is automatically deemed trash/conspiracy.
Re: Conservatives flock to Parler, claiming censorship on Facebook and Twitter
#8I’m not a conservative but I support free speech. I installed it but the recommended people were Fox News pundits and politicians I didn’t care about. I like the idea of enabling users to hide speech they don’t like rather than a Speech Czar that determines what we are allowed to hear. But it will take some time for something like this to get a critical mass of users to make it work.
Plenty of people on Reddit and TikTok are getting banned on Parler for posting liberal ideas [1].
It's not free speech. It's one-sided.
[1] https://www.newsweek.com/parler-ted-cruz-approved-free-speec...
Edit: this post is getting downvoted like crazy. People have strong opinions about this.
Re: Conservatives flock to Parler, claiming censorship on Facebook and Twitter
#9I’m not a conservative but I support free speech. I installed it but the recommended people were Fox News pundits and politicians I didn’t care about. I like the idea of enabling users to hide speech they don’t like rather than a Speech Czar that determines what we are allowed to hear. But it will take some time for something like this to get a critical mass of users to make it work.
Plenty of people on Reddit and TikTok are getting banned on Parler for posting liberal ideas [1]. It's not free speech . It's one-sided. [1] https://www.newsweek.com/parler-ted-cruz-approved-free-speec... Edit: this post is getting downvoted like crazy. People have strong opinions about this.
Do you have any evidence of this? From the article that seems like it violates their entire purpose for existing.
Re: Conservatives flock to Parler, claiming censorship on Facebook and Twitter
#10This whole thread is going to be:
* I'm not a liberal but..
* I'm not a conservative but..
* Twitter may be a private company, but..
* Freedom of speech but...
If there is a new view point on how to analytically break such news down that would be great to hear indeed!