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[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

No, but we're on the receiving end of the consequences of those comments.

When they come for you because they're acting on some shit that Zuckerberg's algorithm amplified, your shallow moralizing won't make any difference.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

By this logic they should ban all religious speech from every platform

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

It’s not just comments and I’m not talking just about me.

You and I and Mel Brooks all know that the common person is a moron.

Algorithms push misinformation. Bots push information. Are we limiting free speech by saying “you can’t use algorithms and bots to spread lies”?

Does lying count as free speech?