Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIt’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chiefnews.un.orgexternal-linkmessage-square323fedilinkarrow-up1779arrow-down136
arrow-up1743arrow-down1external-linkIt’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chiefnews.un.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square323fedilink
minus-squareDrewski@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoWhen government is coercing companies to censor information it is censorship, and a violation of the 1st Amendment.
minus-squareLengAwaits@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoI guess that primarily depends on whether or not you understand the definition of coercion. What do we call it when companies coerce government into enacting policy that’s detrimental to the general welfare of the country?
When government is coercing companies to censor information it is censorship, and a violation of the 1st Amendment.
I guess that primarily depends on whether or not you understand the definition of coercion.
What do we call it when companies coerce government into enacting policy that’s detrimental to the general welfare of the country?