Democrats Threaten To Regulate Facebook, Twitter, Google

[GURPS]

On Wednesday, lawyers for Facebook, Twitter and Google faced down Democratic lawmakers who essentially threatened them for not shutting down Russian propaganda during the 2016 election cycle. Democrats have been adamant that distribution of Russian propaganda on social media played a major role in Hillary Clinton’s election defeat, and are now seeking to use that assumption as a lever to regulate the internet giants.

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) complained that the platforms had been “misused.” She threatened, “you have to be the ones who do something about it — or we will.”

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Here’s the question: is there more danger to the First Amendment from Russians buying ads on Facebook that touch on American politics, or from members of the federal government seeking to regulate the content that can be posted on Facebook and how such content is posted?


Democrats Threaten To Regulate Facebook, Twitter, Google: 'Do Something' To Stop Russian Propaganda 'Or We Will'


according to the article any one of the 'fake ads' had less than 1000 hits / likes / forwards .... etc [ one had 870 some 'reactions' most were less than 100 ]
hardly ground swell requiring Gov. Intervention

 

[Hijinx]

On Wednesday, lawyers for Facebook, Twitter and Google faced down Democratic lawmakers who essentially threatened them for not shutting down Russian propaganda during the 2016 election cycle. Democrats have been adamant that distribution of Russian propaganda on social media played a major role in Hillary Clinton’s election defeat, and are now seeking to use that assumption as a lever to regulate the internet giants.

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) complained that the platforms had been “misused.” She threatened, “you have to be the ones who do something about it — or we will.”

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Here’s the question: is there more danger to the First Amendment from Russians buying ads on Facebook that touch on American politics, or from members of the federal government seeking to regulate the content that can be posted on Facebook and how such content is posted?


Democrats Threaten To Regulate Facebook, Twitter, Google: 'Do Something' To Stop Russian Propaganda 'Or We Will'


according to the article any one of the 'fake ads' had less than 1000 hits / likes / forwards .... etc [ one had 870 some 'reactions' most were less than 100 ]
hardly ground swell requiring Gov. Intervention

Nothing was misused in the last election like the American press and their pollsters.

Somebody should point this out to Ms. Feinstein.
The aged lady doesn't get out much any more and her mind is slipping.

 

[Clem72]

Nothing was misused in the last election like the American press and their pollsters.

Somebody should point this out to Ms. Feinstein.
The aged lady doesn't get out much any more and her mind is slipping.

Even funnier, she is calling out some of the largest and most influential tech companies in her own district. Donations from these companies can make or break local campaigns (let alone discrete ad placement, which they are talking about right now). Keep pushing and she might find herself having actual competition (from another dem of course) next election cycle, instead of getting the freebie incumbent nod from the party like she has the last 25 years.

 

[vraiblonde]

A Democrat calling for censorship - how novel.

 

[GURPS]

Even funnier, she is calling out some of the largest and most influential tech companies in her own district.

even more disconnected - the biggest offenders of company censorship of Conservative View Points

 

[vraiblonde]

Even funnier, she is calling out some of the largest and most influential tech companies in her own district.

even more disconnected - the biggest offenders of company censorship of Conservative View Points

Good - so we agree that this is just a show pony and everyone involved knows it? So they'll let Dianne act all outraged and tough gal, then everyone goes back to what they were doing.

 

[GURPS]

Good - so we agree that this is just a show pony and everyone involved knows it?

I had not considered more Security Kabuki Theater from Democrats but yeah Senile Feinstein is not going to bite the hand that feeds Progressives.

 

[Hijinx]

I had not considered more Security Kabuki Theater from Democrats but yeah Senile Feinstein is not going to bite the hand that feeds Progressives.

Speaking of biting the hand that feeds you.
The Australians have a good answer for that.

[video=youtube;yZZlo0WZ_iU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZZlo0WZ_iU[/video]

 

[vraiblonde]

A Twitter employee deactivated Trump's account yesterday. No reason except partisan progbot bull####.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...s-temporarily-deactivated-due-to-human-error/

 

[stgislander]

A Twitter employee deactivated Trump's account yesterday. No reason except partisan progbot bull####.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...s-temporarily-deactivated-due-to-human-error/

He/she will be on Colbert next week to thunderous applause.

 

[Hijinx]

I assume that Twitter wrote a nice letter of recommendation for this employee.