So What Are the Solutions to Social Media Censorship?

[Rocky17]

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/08/07/social_media_imposing_modern-day_hays_code_on_political_speech_143911.html

It is becoming a major issue not only in this Presidential campaign but for society in general.  We would not be here on this CEB had CBS/Scout not decided we were not entitled on its turf to an unmitigated opinion about anything it disagrees with.

At some point we have to do something or become a totalitarian type state with only one side of every issue represented.  If this were a Democratic administration, the following networks would essentially be state run media and will certainly be so if Biden prevails. (CNN, MSNBC and the broadcast networks including PBS). What do we do?  What can we do?

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[cardcrimson]

Who is John Galt?

[Rocky17]

So your point is that our situation is analogous to that depicted in “Atlas Shrugged”?

Something to ponder.

[cardcrimson]

And I staked out that position several weeks ago. . . .

 

[lex24]

I make no bones about my disdain for Trump.  But I find this to be chilling.  It’s a tough issue.  These are private companies.  They may regulate their content as they see fit.  But the power they wield is, imo, unprecedented.  It’s a major problem.  With no easy solution.

[FratBoySpike]

It is an issue until enough people wise up and abandon the platform. I gave up on social media about the time I bought my first firearm.  Saw an interesting “documentary” on Silicon Valley this week on Netflix showing a number of techno- solutions to political problems. Several were intriguing including Peter Thiel’s offering where you can choose to join a “sovereign country” floating at sea of like minded people.  Several of the solutions will do away with geo-political boundaries as we know them and competition/campaigns, for that matter.  No more antiquated two party battles.  Political affiliation is going to get more complicated or less complicated depending on your perspective.

"Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." - Charles Bukowski

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