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We have heard the rumblings, now it comes.... the Code of Conduct for social media along with the banhammer.
From Bloomberg we get this warning:
U.S. Internet giants Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., Google and Microsoft Corp. pledged to tackle online hate speech in less than 24 hours as part of a joint commitment with the European Union to combat the use of social media by terrorists.
Of course terrorists are defined down to "unambiguous hate speech that they said promoted racism, homophobia or anti-Semitism" before the short article ends.
Buckle up folks, the ride is is about to get bumpy.
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Tech Giants Vow to Tackle Online Hate Speech Within 24 Hours
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Life is not for everyone.
(Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Thursday June 02 2016, @10:30AM
Tech giants are all looking for closer partnership with government, and government thinks all republicans are racists. People have been getting banned for having different opinion for a long time now. This is just formal announcement that says - we have the backing from powers that be. Prepare to get fucked by the long dick of law.
As a non-white I seen racism more closely than any liberal white can. But I have always solved it with education. But that is not the power govt. wants, they want a tool that can be used at will.
Say bye bye to hacker ethos. Welcome our new overlords.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Thursday June 02 2016, @01:17PM
I don't think that's the case at all. DIY hacker culture is alive and well, and thriving as never before. There are so many ways to hack now, much more easily than ever before. I see it every time I go to Maker Faire; there's always something new, and the coolest, most inspirational ideas have nothing to do with any corporation at all. Just geeks doing what geeks love.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Thursday June 02 2016, @02:22PM
That's hacking, not hacker ethos. Hacker ethos are a function of how much power hackers hold - which was a lot when hackers were the gods of their field. But thanks to tech becoming mainstream, the ethics and morals are not in our control anymore. That's just the fact. A sad fact. The young generation has bought start-up cool aid and tech giants have shaken hands with the government.