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Reuters reports that Twitter has sued to stop the U.S. government's effort to learn the identity of a Twitter user who has criticized that government's policies.
"The rights of free speech afforded Twitter's users and Twitter itself under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution include a right to disseminate such anonymous or pseudonymous political speech," Twitter said in the lawsuit.
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TOO BAD YOU CAN'T BUY a voodoo globe so that you could make the earth spin
real fast and freak everybody out.
-- Jack Handey, The New Mexican, 1988.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08 2017, @12:50AM (2 children)
So while you can still have values if you censor, you're definitely decreasing the amount of free speech that your platform offers.
Quantity is definitely what matters.
That's why I prefer a gallon of cellulose-fortified walmart store-brand ice-cream over a pint of ben & jerry's.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08 2017, @01:54AM
Quantity can definitely matter in some instances, and I think free speech is one of them. The more, the better. I don't share your desire to get rid of racist, hateful speech at all costs, even though I dislike it. As I said, I much prefer SN's system and won't be using garbage like Twitter or Facebook.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08 2017, @03:14PM
Pssst! Hey, Buddy, that's not cellulose. They milked the bull to get that stuff.