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The Day Instagram Blocked Democracy

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Re: The Day Instagram Blocked Democracy

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Post by chikere232 »

wklauss wrote: post #28
danpalmer wrote: post #11

I’ve seen a bit of how these sorts of things work and I’m going to give Meta the benefit of the doubt for the initial block, I’d like to think their leadership isn’t that brazen, and the fact this was fixed suggests an error. One bad piece of content (possibly related to critique of the incoming regime) tripped up an automated filter and took down a keyword at an unfortunate time. What’s inexcusable is that it took s…

This is a very unlikely scenario, given how many hashtags were blocked and how specific they were.

and the timing...

Zuck lost any benefit of the doubt by publically removing fact checkers and the "the company needs to become more masculine" bs.

Re: The Day Instagram Blocked Democracy

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Post by Matthyze »

wklauss wrote: post #28
danpalmer wrote: post #11

I’ve seen a bit of how these sorts of things work and I’m going to give Meta the benefit of the doubt for the initial block, I’d like to think their leadership isn’t that brazen, and the fact this was fixed suggests an error. One bad piece of content (possibly related to critique of the incoming regime) tripped up an automated filter and took down a keyword at an unfortunate time. What’s inexcusable is that it took s…

This is a very unlikely scenario, given how many hashtags were blocked and how specific they were.

And—more than anything—the timing.

Re: The Day Instagram Blocked Democracy

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Post by wklauss »

cbeach wrote: post #20
secretsatan wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When did they censor the republicans?

Did you forget that Meta chose to shut down the account of a democratically-elected sitting Republican president? Or is that (and other scandals eg the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story) a distant and obscure memory?

No the same case. Donald Trump's account was banned due to his role in inciting an insurrection but you could still find republican content posted by other users with hashtags. I'd expect the same treatement if a democratic leader tried to incite a violent mob to assault the capitol.

Re: The Day Instagram Blocked Democracy

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Post by rob74 »

cbeach wrote: post #10

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If it was left-wing people spreading e.g. vaccine disinformation (which is now on the way of becoming official policy in the US - I hope not too many people will die because of this), I would want those fact-checked as well, but for some reason most lunatics seem to gravitate to the right side of the political spectrum. Maybe reading the Bible too literally already predisposes you to rejecting science, and from there it's just a small step to believe made-up stories on other topics too?

Re: The Day Instagram Blocked Democracy

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Post by secretsatan »

cbeach wrote: post #20
secretsatan wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When did they censor the republicans?

Did you forget that Meta chose to shut down the account of a democratically-elected sitting Republican president? Or is that (and other scandals eg the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story) a distant and obscure memory?

They cited a reason for that didn't they? what was it now?

Re: The Day Instagram Blocked Democracy

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Post by cbeach »

jampekka wrote: post #26
rofo1 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Trump was banned from Facebook and Twitter. They didn't seem to have a problem with this. It's interesting how the brainwashing works: they always find a reason for whatever they do. "Empathy", "sympathy", "compassion" for whatever evil they do. "We are protecting innocent people from the Dangerous Thoughts". When other groups do it to them, then they cry in the media in which they control. The solution is simple: we…

I didn't agree with the Trump ban and a lot of other "content moderation" (which affected the left wing too). But in the case of Trump he was banned due to the incitement of violence/revolt in the Capitol Hill incident and the attempts to overturn election results.

Look at Clinton and Pelosi’s tweets when Trump won the first term. They also challenged the result and claimed it was a manipulated election.

May 16th 2017 Nancy Pelosi tweeted to her massive following “ Our election was hijacked. There is no question. Congress has a duty to #ProtectOurDemocracy & #FollowTheFacts.”

Does that mean she was removed from social media for “inciting revolt”? No, of course not.

Trump’s tweets on the day of the Capitol riot were to demand people behave peacefully and respect the rule of law.

Yet he was banned without appeal.

Re: The Day Instagram Blocked Democracy

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Post by ss64 »

This algorithmic filtering is almost certainly still in place, they just dialled it back from 100% ban to some lower percentage.

The only way to win against this is to close all your Meta accounts and never look back. It seems hard to do, but once you rip the plaster off it is actually quite a relief.

Re: The Day Instagram Blocked Democracy

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Post by shigawire »

cbeach wrote: post #36
jampekka wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I didn't agree with the Trump ban and a lot of other "content moderation" (which affected the left wing too). But in the case of Trump he was banned due to the incitement of violence/revolt in the Capitol Hill incident and the attempts to overturn election results.

Look at Clinton and Pelosi’s tweets when Trump won the first term. They also challenged the result and claimed it was a manipulated election. May 16th 2017 Nancy Pelosi tweeted to her massive following “ Our election was hijacked. There is no question. Congress has a duty to #ProtectOurDemocracy & #FollowTheFacts.” Does that mean she was removed from social media for “inciting revolt”? No, of course not. Trump’s twee…

Consider that the differing results in each situation led to different actions taken.

In only one case was there an insurrection supported (as evidenced by pardons) by the tweeter.

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