The USA is experiencing freedom of speech disputes and they intersect.
Route #1: Facebook Employees Vs Misinformation
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/technology/facebook-employee-protest-trump.html
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-employees-rare-step-call-out-mark-zuckerberg/
Route #2 : USA President Donald Trump Threatened To Ban Tiktok
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/01/tech/tiktok-ban-reactions/index.html
What We Learned From Here:
I.) Tech companies no longer enjoy leeway of inaction against misinformation - every tech companies would probably need to setup an internal content review team.
II.) Refusal by tech companies to comply with regulations will risk being banned - no more championing of free speech.
Route #1: Facebook Employees Vs Misinformation
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/technology/facebook-employee-protest-trump.html
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| Info sourced from New York Times |
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-employees-rare-step-call-out-mark-zuckerberg/
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| Info sourced from Wired.com |
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/01/tech/tiktok-ban-reactions/index.html
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| Info sourced from CNN |
What We Learned From Here:
I.) Tech companies no longer enjoy leeway of inaction against misinformation - every tech companies would probably need to setup an internal content review team.
II.) Refusal by tech companies to comply with regulations will risk being banned - no more championing of free speech.
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