"That said, I wish this reflection had included ways that Republicans have pressured companies to take action - including what prompted this letter - but I think that wasn't an option because of point number two."
It goes both ways.
As a former Meta employee, I absolutely agree that they and competitors are stuck between two diametrically opposed political sides that *both* want to blame the company. Frustrating. There's much of course that Meta (and others) can and should improve re:moderation, but I hate how this sounds so very one-sided when it's a two-way issue.
Neither META nor Twitter were "stuck." Describing their situation in that way dilutes their responsibility for censoring free speech and for election interference.
Both of these platforms are managed by very intelligent people and the First Amendment isn't difficult to understand. It doesn't matter who was asking or pressuring them to suppress specific content, they knew it was wrong (and likely illegal), but they did it anyway.
It is difficult for me to assign any credibility to Mr. Zuckerberg's letter to Chairman Jordan, as it was written by the same man who spent hundreds of millions to slant the 2020 elections toward the left. Now it's "Oh gee, we shouldn't have done that." Really! Ya think!
Thank you for this one! Especially this:
"That said, I wish this reflection had included ways that Republicans have pressured companies to take action - including what prompted this letter - but I think that wasn't an option because of point number two."
It goes both ways.
As a former Meta employee, I absolutely agree that they and competitors are stuck between two diametrically opposed political sides that *both* want to blame the company. Frustrating. There's much of course that Meta (and others) can and should improve re:moderation, but I hate how this sounds so very one-sided when it's a two-way issue.
Really enjoyed this one, Katie.
Extremely lucid and insightful, Katie!
Neither META nor Twitter were "stuck." Describing their situation in that way dilutes their responsibility for censoring free speech and for election interference.
Both of these platforms are managed by very intelligent people and the First Amendment isn't difficult to understand. It doesn't matter who was asking or pressuring them to suppress specific content, they knew it was wrong (and likely illegal), but they did it anyway.
It is difficult for me to assign any credibility to Mr. Zuckerberg's letter to Chairman Jordan, as it was written by the same man who spent hundreds of millions to slant the 2020 elections toward the left. Now it's "Oh gee, we shouldn't have done that." Really! Ya think!