On the one hand they say platforms may exercise “their” free speech by moderating posts or banning people and that’s okay because it’s a private co. and not obliged to be platform for everyone.
Then on the other hand a different company also exercises its free speech (under their own argument) by not moderating posts and now that’s bad because some speech should be moderated and they disagree with those voices.
So like basically they’re for corporate free speech when they agree with the controls but are against it when they disagree with the results.
Just say it. We only want to allow our approved views — we don’t want free speech.
And not only that but they protest free speech but totally don’t walk out when they unscrupulously slurp up data on everyone.
I think it's morally reprehensible and therefore support Facebook's employees movement to work to change Facebook's actions.
These are not contradictory views.
Trump's threats were repugnant and disgusting, but it's not Twitter or Facebook's place to tell people that. It's important, as citizens, to hear what politicians are saying and form our own opinions. The consequences of Trump's threats will not go away just because Twitter told everybody they were violent threats. Shooting the messengers won't help anything.
Have corporations imposing their "morals" on public communication would be a very dangerous slippery slope, IMO.
As a social network, they should protect users from obscenity and hate speech, but as a media outlet they really shouldn't editorialize.
In some sense, at least as I see it, there's a big difference between following a friend or coworker versus following Trump or some celebrity.