• @forrgott@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1418 hours ago

    Deciding what content is acceptable on social media platforms “engenders considerable debate among reasonable people about where to draw the correct proverbial line,” X said. “This is not a role that the government may play.”

    Bullshit. That is absolutely a suitable role for elected officials. And it is NOT a role he has any business assigning himself.

    • Hate speech often rides the edge of inciting violence and many acts of homegrown terrorism are often preceded by vitriolic social media posts. There should absolutely be additional monitoring of these accounts, especially when posts are public.

      • @forrgott@lemmy.sdf.org
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        518 hours ago

        Definitely. But leave it up to the capitalists and you just know that they’ll let shit slide because “engagement”.