It's unfortunate that big tech is essentially acting as a "morality arbiter" in such cases -- perhaps we need not only a separation of church and state, but also of tech and state.
Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video after Ted Cruz complained
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Re: Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video after Ted Cruz complained
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
They screened videos to ensure the facts pertaining to a medical procedure were correct. The fact check itself had nothing to do with politics.
> It had nothing to do with politics. Surely you can see that this is impossible. There is no component of a video like this which has "nothing to do with politics."
Re: Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video after Ted Cruz complained
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Going" downhill? https://www.vox.com/2015/12/1/9827886/abortion-clinic-attack... "Since 1977 there have been eight murders, 17 attempted murders, 42 bombings, and 186 arsons targeted at abortion clinics and providers across the United States. In some cases, a small group of clinics have been targeted multiple times."
Your inflammatory pseudo-counter-argument doesn't change the fact that abortion in cases of non-life-threatening births remains morally problematic. The personhood debate is nontrivial and unless, like e.g., Peter Singer, you're willing to (excuse the pun) throw the baby out with the bathwater, justification for mid-to-late-term abortions is quite difficult and rife with edge cases.
Re: Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video after Ted Cruz complained
#24It's unfortunate that big tech is essentially acting as a "morality arbiter" in such cases -- perhaps we need not only a separation of church and state, but also of tech and state.
Re: Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video after Ted Cruz complained
#25It's unfortunate that big tech is essentially acting as a "morality arbiter" in such cases -- perhaps we need not only a separation of church and state, but also of tech and state.
edit: "whatever you want" supposed to be figure of speech, seemingly this must be pointed out.
Re: Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video after Ted Cruz complained
#26I'm so glad big tech screens videos for the correct political viewpoint. Nobody could have predicted events like this.
They screened videos to ensure the facts pertaining to a medical procedure were correct. The fact check itself had nothing to do with politics.
Re: Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video after Ted Cruz complained
#27It's unfortunate that big tech is essentially acting as a "morality arbiter" in such cases -- perhaps we need not only a separation of church and state, but also of tech and state.
Re: Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video after Ted Cruz complained
#28It's unfortunate that big tech is essentially acting as a "morality arbiter" in such cases -- perhaps we need not only a separation of church and state, but also of tech and state.
Re: Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video after Ted Cruz complained
#29I am pro-life, with the exception of medical emergencies. I'm not going to argue about that. Seeing the discourse going downhill like this hurts, since it's just one more broad-brush tool to use against a different side.
"Going" downhill? https://www.vox.com/2015/12/1/9827886/abortion-clinic-attack... "Since 1977 there have been eight murders, 17 attempted murders, 42 bombings, and 186 arsons targeted at abortion clinics and providers across the United States. In some cases, a small group of clinics have been targeted multiple times."
Re: Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video after Ted Cruz complained
#30It's unfortunate that big tech is essentially acting as a "morality arbiter" in such cases -- perhaps we need not only a separation of church and state, but also of tech and state.
The separation of church and state has been doing wonders, so far. \s
Religious conflict has been on a huge downswing for like 300 years.