Posted on May 15, 2019
New Zealand's Ardern Calls On Social Media Companies To Stem Terrorist Content
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I'm going to go with a no. This is censorship and has to potential to be extremely dangerous.
"From London to New Delhi, governments are drafting laws with differing approaches to regulating the internet, raising concerns in some quarters that the rules may, in some cases, go too far and hinder free expression."
"The pledge does not contain enforcement or regulatory measures."
Social media companies will be left with the thorny task of deciding what constitutes violent extremist content, since it is not defined in the accord.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/technology/ardern-macron-social-media-extremism.html
"From London to New Delhi, governments are drafting laws with differing approaches to regulating the internet, raising concerns in some quarters that the rules may, in some cases, go too far and hinder free expression."
"The pledge does not contain enforcement or regulatory measures."
Social media companies will be left with the thorny task of deciding what constitutes violent extremist content, since it is not defined in the accord.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/technology/ardern-macron-social-media-extremism.html
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Oh, but multinational corporations and non-elected officials always know what is best for us so they naturally should be the ones to control everything that appears online
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Rather than outright censorship and banning content, at this point, I believe it would be better if they simply insert a conspicuous banner alerting readers of the suspicious content and add an annoying pop-up with additional warnings that repeatedly pops-up and needs to be cleared/closed continue. This way controversial topics may still be discussed, but viewers are well aware of the nature of the content (extremist content, false information, conspiracies, promoting hate, unreliable source, etc.)
Pop-ups and warnings can also occur when viewers try to repost, forward, or share suspicious content. "This story is complete crap, are you sure you want to share it with your followers?" That should both educate the viewer and not interfere with their freedom of speech or right to be stupid.
Let's not forget too that all social media is owned by various multinational corporations, each with their own agenda and interests. The company is never your friend or working your interest and is ultimately motivated by profit.
Pop-ups and warnings can also occur when viewers try to repost, forward, or share suspicious content. "This story is complete crap, are you sure you want to share it with your followers?" That should both educate the viewer and not interfere with their freedom of speech or right to be stupid.
Let's not forget too that all social media is owned by various multinational corporations, each with their own agenda and interests. The company is never your friend or working your interest and is ultimately motivated by profit.
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