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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1123317)	3/7/2019 12:24:56 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574851

I agree that free speech is pretty much absolute. And that corporations which own platforms have an inherent right to control what appears on those platforms within reason. It is funny, though, that liberals aren't calling for the regulation of Facebook like they did in the Citizens United case. It is on platform users to abandon ship when they don't like to see what they see. I really think it creates a wide-open opportunity for someone to create a Facebook-like platform, certainly a twitter-like platform (which isn't as complicated) that offers end users more control over what they see. It would be easy for Facebook to have a button that says, "Show me [more/less] of this" on every item. And let that replace the process they're now using. The rule would be if you see something you don't like, you ask for less of it. Over time, you'd get less of it. As it now stands, Facebook people or software determines what it looks like. Facebook killed Myspace in a moment. Anyone who thinks that can't happen to Facebook just as easily is not thinking. The Facebook brand is not that compelling if someone builds a good alternative platform. Google did a lousy job of it. People don't want to learn how to do something new; they are seeking control of what and who they see.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1123317)	3/12/2019 2:26:36 PM
From: RetiredNow	1 Recommendation Recommended By Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 1574851

Not true. In a previous post, I laid down the Constitutional law and all legal determinations at the Supreme Court on this subject. The USSC is moving in the direction I'm talking about and has already sided with free speech over corporations several times in the past. Go look back through my posts and you'll see the one where I listed all relevant freedom of speech laws and USSC determinations on digital platforms. It will open your eyes. Our laws and legal precedents are catching up to digital technology and corporations are already being held accountable to ensure freedom of speech. It's just not pervasive yet and Google and Facebook continue to commit abuses, because they haven't been sued to death or held accountable by the FTC yet. But it's coming.