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Whoever utters the cliché about "screaming fire in a crowded movie theater" to justify censorship of political speech instantly reveals profound and bottomless ignorance about the First Amendment. Here's @Popehat explaining the idiocy of this platitude: https://www.popehat.com/2012/09/19/three-generations-of-a-hackneyed-apologia-for-censorship-are-enough/
And if that Popehat article isn't enough, here's @TrevorTimm in @TheAtlantic explaining why only those who know nothing invoke the "fire in a crowded movie theater" cliché to justify censorship: https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/11/its-time-to-stop-using-the-fire-in-a-crowded-theater-quote/264449/
For years, I heard it's invalid to object to political censorship by FB & Twitter because, if you don't like it, you can just create a competing social media platform.
Parler tried. And in 24 hours, Google, Apple & Amazon united to destroy it.
That's what monopoly power means.
Parler tried. And in 24 hours, Google, Apple & Amazon united to destroy it.
That's what monopoly power means.
Far more violence has been planned on Facebook than on Parler, including at the Capitol & many other violent protests as well. Google-owned YouTube has long algorithmically promoted right-wing extremism.
Now they're feigning offense to destroy Parler: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/world/americas/youtube-brazil.html
Now they're feigning offense to destroy Parler: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/world/americas/youtube-brazil.html
