Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates • Hacker News Board

Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates

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Post by LeanderK » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 11:03 AM UTC

refurb wrote: post #99

LeanderK wrote: post #40

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i also thought about that. But a society sets the rules businesses operate in, that ranges from environmental laws to other regulations. I think its perfectly valid to also set anti-censorship rules if the society think its valid.

Freedom of speech includes the freedom to not say something. It would require a constitutional amendment for the gov't to come in and start demanding things from Facebook.

well, i don't know if thats the case in good ol'merica.

But i don't think there are major obstacles to introduce such law in germany/europe. We already have media-laws and special press-laws (which regulate how stories must be published, for example we have a "journalistic duty of care" which amongst other things mandates that unconfirmed statements must be marked as such. The law follows the codex of the German Press Council).

Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates

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Post by throwanem » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 5:15 PM UTC

794CD01 wrote: post #448

throwanem wrote: post #441

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If the theory fails to account for reality in any circumstance, the theory is inherently flawed.

Sure, but since that's clearly not the case here, why bring it up?

I must say I envy you the clarity of your certitude. It must be nice to live in a simple world. I wish I did.

Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates

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Post by GarrisonPrime » Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 4:06 AM UTC

alanwatts wrote: post #50

GarrisonPrime wrote: post #20

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I find that violence doesn't really feel real to most Americans, and I think one of the main causes of this is that the US is so isolated from world events. WWII, Vietnam, etc. all happened "out there somewhere", and aren't really considered by those who didn't actively participate. Veterans of such conflicts are acknowledged as being deeply affected, but the rest of the populace effectively shrugs as if to say "sorr…

>Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America - not on the battlefields of Vietnam. -Marshall McLuhan The Vietnam War was the only one which was so honestly broadcast to the American public. Since then, the media has realized that real violence is not good for ratings, or the war effort.

True enough. But there is still an element of detachment involved. It seems surreal.

Re: Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates

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Post by GarrisonPrime » Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 4:08 AM UTC

todd8 wrote: post #41

GarrisonPrime wrote: post #20

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I find that violence doesn't really feel real to most Americans, and I think one of the main causes of this is that the US is so isolated from world events. WWII, Vietnam, etc. all happened "out there somewhere", and aren't really considered by those who didn't actively participate. Veterans of such conflicts are acknowledged as being deeply affected, but the rest of the populace effectively shrugs as if to say "sorr…

I think you mean 0.001%

Ha. So I do. So much for my maths degree. :P