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WSJ blasts Facebook for Rittenhouse censorship
Posted on 9/5/20 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 9/5/20 at 5:36 pm
This was written by the full editorial board, not some random columnist. This is the official position of the Wall Street Journal.
This was a tactical error by Facebook. Twitter made, and continues to make, the same mistake. They banned his own attorneys from discussing his case and raising money.
All companies can be taken down. None last forever. These companies are crossing lines that should not be crossed.
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Will Facebook let users share this editorial? We’ll see. The social-media giant seems to have declared Kyle Rittenhouse’s fatal shooting of two people amid riots in Kenosha, Wis., a mass murder. Mr. Rittenhouse’s lawyer says his client was attacked and acted in self-defense, but Facebook has banned any “praise and support” for him on the site, including links to contribute to his legal representation. Searches for his name on the platform also come up empty.
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This is an alarming resort to censorship on an issue of public concern by a company that has advertised its support for First Amendment values. Even more than most political controls on content, this blackout is troubling because it seems targeted at users’ expectation of freedom of speech and Mr. Rittenhouse’s right to due process.
By taking down links to pay Mr. Rittenhouse’s legal fees, the company is interfering with his ability to raise money for his defense in a way other criminal defendants might. The fact that the platform may only be used to declare Mr. Rittenhouse’s guilt, but not his innocence—though lawyers say the self-defense argument is plausible—could prejudice a jury pool in the high-profile case. One of America’s most powerful companies is effectively giving its official imprimatur to Wisconsin prosecutors’ case against a specific defendant.
Facebook’s Rittenhouse Mistake
This post was edited on 9/5/20 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 9/5/20 at 5:45 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
It’s time to break up big tech.
Posted on 9/5/20 at 5:52 pm to OldHickory
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It’s time to break up big tech.
That's fine. May or may not happen, and may take several years in any case.
Here's what we need to do - - - take the money away from the assholes bringing us all the bullshite. Republicans need to stop protecting them with our "principled" positions on taxes. frick these guys. Take their money away, or even just threaten to, and let's see how quickly the BS dies down.
This post was edited on 9/5/20 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 9/5/20 at 5:53 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
WSJ swinging a big brass set today. Good for them.
Posted on 9/5/20 at 6:14 pm to OldHickory
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It’s time to break up big tech.
It really is time for a modern anti-trust law. Standard Oil never had the power that Google, Apple, and Facebook do.
Posted on 9/5/20 at 7:01 pm to fjlee90
WSJ does a decent job of calling out bullshite
Posted on 9/5/20 at 7:04 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Rittenhouse might own Facebook and Twitter before this is all over. :-)
Posted on 9/5/20 at 7:05 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
I deleted my Facebook account when I heard this a couple of days ago.
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