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at what point does censorship became censorship (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by Daniel_Deghaye@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

As well as small/large, I think there's a difference between legal/effective/practical censorship.

With legal censorship but not practical, I can tell my friends things, maybe pay anonymously, but at risk of legal prosecution and worrying about my ethics as a law-abiding citizen.

Media bias (for example) gives effective censorship for many, but if I care enough I can even start my own media and promote it as best as I can - and some people can be reached.

To some extent I think the three can balance each other out: for instance I wouldn't want anti-vaccination rhetoric to be the main thing people hear, but I do want freedom and opportunity for people to question scientific and medical consensus.

Personally I think social media is a fantastic tool and also a problem - but not a good place for a solution: so I tend not to worry about social media 'censorship'. Maybe I'm just out of touch!