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Crazy idea: Should the US Govt buy twitter?
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:31 am
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:31 am
- requires 1st amendment protection for its users
- basically the us postal service of modern times
- basically the us postal service of modern times
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:33 am to C
I don't want political backdoors that will DEFINITELY manipulate what info gets put out and which gets censored.
You would want the Biden administration to have complete control over Twitter?
You would want the Biden administration to have complete control over Twitter?
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:34 am to tiggerthetooth
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Biden administration to have complete control over Twitter
Current state.
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:37 am to C
Imagine Twitter promoting and filtering all the same information but completely denying it.
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:38 am to C
Federal control of the online media and thus the message. What could go wrong? Sounds very N Korean. Plus i imagine it would be down as much as the McDonald’s shake machine.
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:39 am to tiggerthetooth
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I don't want political backdoors that will DEFINITELY manipulate what info gets put out and which gets censored.
That happens today without any recourse. With this you at least have some legal recourse through the courts.
As we go more and more digital, what protections does an individual have to participate in the public square beyond buying their own server?
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:40 am to C
quote:Twice?
Crazy idea: Should the US Govt buy twitter?
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:41 am to C
Why would they buy something they already own?
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:41 am to C
Don’t be surprised when we find out that Twitter is already heavily subsidized and controlled by federal government intelligence agencies.
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:43 am to C
What?
This administration and any other leftist administration would censor the hell out of opposing viewpoints, facts, and data.
They've been doing it for a while now.
Show me someone who trusts this govt, and I'll show you a fool.
This administration and any other leftist administration would censor the hell out of opposing viewpoints, facts, and data.
They've been doing it for a while now.
Show me someone who trusts this govt, and I'll show you a fool.
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:44 am to C
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basically the us postal service of modern times
Yes because the Postal system is so efficient !
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:44 am to C
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Crazy idea: Should the US Govt buy twitter?
Sure, let the government buy and control EVERYTHING in our lives. Sarcasm (ON) / OFF
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:44 am to C
Twitter is already doing the establishment’s bidding.
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:47 am to C
Seems like it would be exactly as it is now. Anything pro right wing would be deemed “dangerous or unsafe speech” and scrubbed.
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:50 am to C
Why? Big Tech already IS the government and controls what we do.
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:50 am to Great Plains Drifter
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Twitter is already doing the establishment’s bidding.
Exactly. We need a public square or sidewalk where thoughts and ideas can generally be expressed without censorship.
I know it’s not perfect but as long as individuals control a platform, it will never be free. It must be governed by a constitution that holds freedom as the highest value. We will always have abuse but today there is little protection from abuse on the platforms we interact with digitally today.
Posted on 4/17/22 at 8:51 am to C
Hitler would’ve loved this idea too
Influence the masses with Goebbelsian propaganda
Influence the masses with Goebbelsian propaganda
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