Twitter and Youtube Ratcheting It Up

[Man]

Anyone watching this unfold? Are they opening themselves up to be open to liable now and should be considered a publisher instead of a platform?

[Let's go Brandon!]

They are absolutely publishers and the Internet in general should be considered a public utility.

THEY, should be broken up/regulated just like they did Ma Bell imho.

[SmTx]

They are absolutely publishers and the Internet in general should be considered a public utility.

THEY, should be broken up/regulated just like they did Ma Bell imho.

I think we're the closest we've been yet to that happening. Students sent home to do their schooling, over the internet, has pushed the Internet well past the discussion of it it's a utility or not.

[Landrover]

Rush was discussing that today. Breaking up corporations during the "Robber Baron" days did not change final outcome (who pocketed the dollars) but it dang sure made a lot of working class folks happy to WIN against the rich evil corporate titans. It will be interesting to see how it falls out.

[ttechdallas]

I couldn't believe Twitter did this. It opened up an incredible can of worms for them that surely they had to understand before making the decision.

They are putting themselves in a position where they will have to be able to prove equal standards of fact checking for every individual tweet. That will have to apply to media outlets as well. That is an incredibly onerous responsibility.

I don't see how this ends well for Twitter. Nor should it, IMO.

[Landrover]

I couldn't believe Twitter did this. It opened up an incredible can of worms for them that surely they had to understand before making the decision.

They are putting themselves in a position where they will have to be able to prove equal standards of fact checking for every individual tweet. That will have to apply to media outlets as well. That is an incredibly onerous responsibility.

I don't see how this ends well for Twitter. Nor should it, IMO.

You are probably right. We are 56 thus don't use Twitter, Instagram and would not have FB if our business account had not required a personal account. It was incredibly interesting that Rush considered twitter users as "losers", "folks in their parents basement in underwear", "people who don't get any attention in life", etc, etc, etc! I guess I am glad I ain't got an account as they sound like some trashy adults!

[Let's go Brandon!]

Finally

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/05/27/president-trump-will-sign-executive-order-on-social-media-censorship/

[Man]

Im still trying to ponder it all. is it possible that Jack (creator of twitter) while good at app creations and himself a liberal, is not as good as managing people and has lost control of his company? The fact checker now for Twitter himself has posted about the most bias stuff there is out there. Hijacked company?

[RiverRat1]

Finally

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/...ia-censorship/

Wait for it...Trump only doing that so he can rig the election

[JLivi1224]

Anyone watching this unfold? Are they opening themselves up to be open to liable now and should be considered a publisher instead of a platform?

100%. When they start “fact checking”, demonetizing arbitrarily, and removing content, they are absolutely publishers. Change is coming on that front. MAGA!

[Man]

100%. When they start “fact checking”, demonetizing arbitrarily, and removing content, they are absolutely publishers. Change is coming on that front. MAGA!

Agreed! Need to check this morning but Trump had mentioned about signing an executive order or something with regards to big tec. Not sure it is directly involoved with Twitter or the YT though

[OleTomTalker]

So, what if these companies decide to move headquarters to another country? Does US gov't still get to regulate what they can or can't do? Or is gov't able to restrict US citizens from using them?

[SmTx]

So, what if these companies decide to move headquarters to another country? Does US gov't still get to regulate what they can or can't do? Or is gov't able to restrict US citizens from using them?

See Google and China

[Man]

So, what if these companies decide to move headquarters to another country? Does US gov't still get to regulate what they can or can't do? Or is gov't able to restrict US citizens from using them?

TikTok says hello

[flywise]

See Google and China

Yep,
These companies bend over backwards to please the chicoms and you would think the land of the free And free speech that made them all billionaires would Mean something......but it don’t mean ****. They are communist sympathizers one and all and should be treated as such