Very glad I'm not Facebook. No matter what choices you make, millions (or billions) will hate you. Is decentralization the only solution, if it even is one?
I suppose at MZ's level what billions think of you means nothing.
Brazil Bolsonaro: Facebook told to block accounts of president’s supporters
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#12Censorship is so repugnant, yet so complicated. What should be prohibited to be said, if anything? Who draws the line?
Nothing should be censored. Yes, not even . Content should be curated, not censored.
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#13It is worth noting that both Facebook and Twitter have appealed, citing that the measures have been too drastic. Given Twitter's and FB's history, and the fact that Bolsonaro supporters tend to be more "right wing", that's when you know that the Brazilian court order is WAY out of line ...
that's pretty funny, but no they just don't want to deal with it, all they hear is "what do you mean, lose users?"
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#15Censorship is so repugnant, yet so complicated. What should be prohibited to be said, if anything? Who draws the line?
I don’t have answers to these questions, but it does seem to me that the internet has a fundamental incompatibility between being a space that enables or encourages (relative) anonymity on social media platforms, and being a space that strives to accept all kinds of speech, regardless of the content. As long as users are able to remain anonymous, content will continue to be pushed that drives some users towards adopt…
Even non anonymous users spew out whatever narrative they believe in and a large population does it without verifying facts.
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#16Censorship is so repugnant, yet so complicated. What should be prohibited to be said, if anything? Who draws the line?
Exactly. It's possible these accounts are fake, paid by the own politicians to spread misinformation and fake news. But it's possible it's not. Brazilian courts have also become increasingly political which means a large portion of the population won't agree with their decision. It's ugly, and I have no idea what Facebook can do.
Facebook has to follow the law. Now, we can debate if the law is fair or not, but distributing in Brazil the content of these accounts goes against the law.
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#17Very glad I'm not Facebook. No matter what choices you make, millions (or billions) will hate you. Is decentralization the only solution, if it even is one?
What would decentralization accomplish?
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#20What is it going to take for facebook to voluntarily exit a country? Courts/governments all around the world are pushing the limits on what their jurisdictions cover, and facebook is being spineless. With this case it's somewhat reasonable, in the sense that the action mainly affects Brazilians, but how long until countries try to use its citizens as leverage to get facebook to conduct foreign influence? eg. country A (50M population) wants country B's (5M population) president to be blocked worldwide because he badmouthed country A. Will facebook exit country A, or cave to their demands because they got more leverage?