Uganda bans social media ahead of election

The difference, as I understand it, is that the government made the choice for people rather than a private organization. Under the US constitution, free speech means that the government cannot limit your speech except in narrow circumstances. This has no bearing on private organizations, which is why Twitter can ban users.

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Post by whatshisface » Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 9:16 PM UTC

RankingMember wrote: post #7

The difference, as I understand it, is that the government made the choice for people rather than a private organization. Under the US constitution, free speech means that the government cannot limit your speech except in narrow circumstances. This has no bearing on private organizations, which is why Twitter can ban users.

US constitution? This happened in Uganda.

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Post by wolco5 » Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 9:16 PM UTC

guscost wrote: post #4

Twitter’s official statement on this is one for the history books: https://mobile.twitter.com/Policy/status/1349059275461685250

It's strange how they think they are part of an open internet movement.

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Post by whatshisface » Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 9:16 PM UTC

tosh wrote: post #2

I can see a future where something like this becomes default in most countries. Unthinkable just a few years ago.

Iran and China both banned stuff all the time. I think a few other countries did too, those just leapt to mind first.