“While it is crappy to deny him a platform, if he isn’t the owner of the service, the owner can refuse to post the stuff. “
The argument Jones makes is that social media has grown to the point it is the medium for a free flow of information and therefore has reached a monopoly level of size and should be regulated like radio and TV.
Just imagine if ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN MSNBC silenced dissenting points of view from the narrative they present.
(do I really have to do a /s on the 2nd paragraph?)
They believe that Jones helped Trump win, and he makes things go viral. That is why he is being banned.
>> Just imagine if ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN MSNBC ...
>> Can AT&T turn off my phones because ...
When will “you people” begin to complain that Comcast has you by the balls while shoving malicious news down your throat? That’s in reference to NBC, MSNBC
Okay, maybe you’re not a Comcast subscriber. But what about Disney? It owns ABC/News while coercing cable subscription revenue.
And then there’s ATT which will eventually own CNN. “Can you hear” CNN **** in your ear now?
This monopoly on information is NEVER discussed. But instead, FReepers, and others, continually lament the assclowns in front of the “news” camera.
Regarding rktman’s understandable defense of Twitter — having the right to arbitrarily discriminate — we’re unfortunately beyond the point of fair play. Twitter is hostile to the marketplace it otherwise enjoys through its incorporation. Corporations have responsibilities and limits beyond the average citizen.