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FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

It’s not censorship to hold people accountable for making editorial decisions on media platforms, and as long as FB, Twitter, and others are weighting different kinds of content in their algorithms (which they are), they should be held accountable financially and legally for the consequences.

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Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
What do you think censorship is, exactly?

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WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
it becomes a form of censorship when snall websites and forums shut down because they don’t have the capacity to comply.

this also applies to lemmy, but strictly tech help forums too.

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- FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  it becomes a form of censorship when snall websites and forums shut down because they don’t have the capacity to comply.
  
  In this scenario that’s not a consideration.
  
  We’re talking about algorithmically-driven content, which wouldn’t apply to Lemmy, Mastodon, or many mom-and-pop sized pages and forums. Those have human moderation anyway, which the big sites don’t. If you’re making editorial decisions by weighting algorithmically-driven content, it’s not censorship to hold you accountable for the consequences of your editorial decisions. (Just as we would any major media outlet.)
  
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