Social Media
Social Media
Posted on May 5, 2019
Should Social Media Platforms such as RallyPoint be treated as a Public Utility?
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One side of the Argument is to treat Facebook, YouTube, Google, etc as a public utility and therefore protect free speech.
For Clarification here is a CRAZY regulation called the first amendment.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
For Clarification here is a CRAZY regulation called the first amendment.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Posted 5 y ago
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A reasonable question. Easy to answer. No. A public utility is a monopoly which makes it subject to regulation. Internet forums (social media) abound. No regulation necessary. If you don't like what you see and hear, try another...
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SSG Robert Webster
CPT Gregory Hafera - How are they (social media platforms) monopolies? This is with an understanding that most utilities are de facto monopolies.
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SGT James Murphy
CPT Gregory Hafera - Very Good Point CPT Hafera Although you do realize that they are by being the defacto source for News and Information for a vast majority of people we now refer to as millenials. So An Old fart Like me watches Fox but if you're doing the Millenial thing you aren't even aware of what's on Fox and that can be a problem as you're living in an echo chamber. How to "Fix" that? Big Problem. I'm a Constitutionalist AS WRITTEN so 1st amendment is a Big Deal with me, however it is NOT Fair that Jim Carry for example can post the most vile things he wants on Twitter while James Woods who is a conservative voice gets Banned. How do WE deal with THAT? If the shoe was on the other foot the democrats and the media (but I repeat myself) would be screaming!
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SSG Robert Webster
SGT James Murphy and CPT Gregory Hafera I believe that this argument or discussion has been made numerous times in the past in one form or another. What it boils down to is this - They are a form of the press, in some cases they admit that and in others they do not. That is why in the past that we had newspaper wars, etc.. And think about it this way, why did Ben Franklin use a pseudonym when writing and publishing certain publications, and why were the Federalist Papers written using pseudonyms.
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Read any terms and conditions for any social media site, the content that you publish on whatever system is not "owned" by you. Most sites, including RallyPoint reserves the right to control what content is shared. It has nothing to do with the first amendment, it's all about quality control. As a senior user admin on RallyPoint one of my tasks is to monitor what is posted. If something is shared that doesn't comply with the terms and conditions agreed upon when creating an account, that post is removed.
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SSG Robert Webster
CPT Gregory Hafera - An astute observation. Then the problem is how 'social media platforms' utilize information (no matter how incorrect) provided by the SPLC. Sounds like a legal ploy/stratagem to circumvent the law with the assistance of the government. i.e. A possible conspiracy.
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SGT James Murphy
My concern is that there CAN be a Fair Exchange. As long as we are respectful of each other that SHOULD be able to HAPPEN. When it breaks down and gets ugly then something has to be done by the owners of that particular plateform but the Devil is in THOSE DETAILS... WHO GETS TO MAKE THAT CHOICE? If there's an argument about politics and the person who makes THAT choice is biased to one Party then we have a problem No?
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