Comment by whimsicalism
Comment by whimsicalism 4 days ago
every generation thinks they’re the first to argue that there are negative effects of free expression.
Comment by whimsicalism 4 days ago
every generation thinks they’re the first to argue that there are negative effects of free expression.
Editorial discretion is absolutely part of free expression
It's not free expression when someone else chooses what everyone sees.
Threads is notorious for de-boosting posts with external links. This is a deliberate choice which filters facts and external references out of the conversation.
Or you can just delay the feed of posters you don't like. They arrive at every debate a day late, while your favourites go through immediately. And to more people.
And so on.
There's nothing free about any of this. It's covert behaviour and sentiment modification.
With a newspaper you get an editorial angle, so you can choose it if you want it.
Social media pretends to be a neutral conduit. But it's carefully curated and manipulated, and you don't know how or why.