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On January 15th, 2018, World Socialist Web Site reported that users are unable to share a promotional video for a January 16th online meeting, "Organizing Resistance to Internet Censorship."
Facebook has blocked users from sharing a social media video promoting the January 16 online meeting "Organizing resistance to Internet censorship," featuring World Socialist Web Site International Editorial Board Chairman David North and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges. The initial post of the video, uploaded Friday, cannot be shared by any user. Those who attempt to do so receive an error message that seems to imply a technical failure.
Users reported, however, that upon clicking "If you think you're seeing this message by mistake, please let us know," they were presented with a notice that clearly indicates the content had been blocked in the name of keeping Facebook "safe."
WSWS published an open letter about internet censorship and net neutrality on November 25. The FCC repealed net neutrality rules on December 14, 2017.
In this AC's opinion, Facebook is certainly within their rights to refuse to host any content for any reasons they choose. However, for many people, Facebook is the internet.
Should we worry about entrenched services such as Facebook and Google using their positions to suppress information? Does the presence or absence of net neutrality change one's analysis of the situation?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday January 17 2018, @02:37PM (4 children)
Unfortunately there's a span in between "not too cold to fish" and "cold enough for ice fishing" where you freeze your entire ass off.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 17 2018, @02:43PM (1 child)
WTF do you use your ass for, anyway? To sit on, right? So, just make yourself a new chair that doesn't require an ass.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday January 17 2018, @02:49PM
Or maybe a prosthetic ass... Another twenty years and I'll need one anyway. Might as well avoid the Christmas rush.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday January 17 2018, @03:05PM (1 child)
Oh. For that, insulated waders.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday January 17 2018, @03:06PM
forgot--whiskey, too.
Washington DC delenda est.