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MineralMan

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55. I'm sorry, but I see none of that anywhere I go on the Internet.

Tue Sep 21, 2021, 03:36 PM

Sep 2021

I don't take politics online in general or specialized forums, except here on DU. That's not my style at all.

I don't see any politics on Facebook, really. No ads. Nothing in my news feeds. That's probably because I never talk about politics myself, nor do I search for political content on the venues I frequent. I have many interests. For political discussion, I come to DU, and I'm here a lot. I don't need it on Facebook or Twitter. So, I don't see it there.

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Suggesting that Facebook, YouTube, or whatever should be shut down is folly. [View all] MineralMan Sep 2021 OP

Well said Srkdqltr Sep 2021 #1

Exactly. Anyone who wants to quash speech they dislike MineralMan Sep 2021 #3

Does the entire world have the same 1A rights? Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #16

Oddly, I have never seen any of that on my FB feed. MineralMan Sep 2021 #24

Whether you've seen it, or it's universal, is irrelevant ... Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #27

I actually don't see anything political on my feed, except MineralMan Sep 2021 #28

Go back to my first question in the header of my first post ... Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #34

My understanding is if it's distributed in the US, 1A covers it. CaptainTruth Sep 2021 #37

So, the 1A leaves us 100% vulnerable, under all conditions, to foreign propaganda manipulating Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #40

Well, it wouldn't have been smart for NBC News to do that. MineralMan Sep 2021 #58

What the critics don't understand is what they see on Facebook, YouTube, etc... RestoRay Sep 2021 #56

We used to say, I hate what you just said, but I would die for your right to say it... Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #19

Leave YouTube alone!. I'm watching vids on fermenting tomatoes. Kaleva Sep 2021 #2

Yeah! I'm watching videos of volcanoes in Iceland and MineralMan Sep 2021 #4

Same here. I find it to be a great resource that's costs me nothing but time Kaleva Sep 2021 #5

I saved money on an appliance repair bill Mme. Defarge Sep 2021 #6

Yes. I replaced a belt on my clothes dryer after MineralMan Sep 2021 #7

Amazon! Mme. Defarge Sep 2021 #11

Yes, pretty much anything you might want can be found MineralMan Sep 2021 #25

As a professional contractor who gets calls from my customers to fix everything that breaks... CaptainTruth Sep 2021 #41

I've fixed the microwave, fridge, washer, dryer and dishwasher watching Youtube. Kaleva Sep 2021 #12

There are great tutorials on quilting. YouTube is great. Srkdqltr Sep 2021 #8

Or watch what you want! Nt USALiberal Sep 2021 #47

Of course. Srkdqltr Sep 2021 #60

Social media is the peoples media leftstreet Sep 2021 #9

I agree that we can't shut those platforms down. Haggard Celine Sep 2021 #10

The library divides books into fiction and non-fiction. There is no such division on social media Kaleva Sep 2021 #13

And at the library, not all books classified as non-fiction are true either. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #15

You are correct but I was trying to make a very generalized point. Kaleva Sep 2021 #20

I know what you me. But truth is relative anf not often black and white...except for math of course Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #70

As a lifetime bookshop guy, that's one of the maxims I live by. Harker Sep 2021 #38

You are right about that! NoSheep Sep 2021 #43

Consider there is no constitution mandate that free speech only applies top that speech which Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #17

I agree with you. We can't have the good without the bad. Kaleva Sep 2021 #23

You will never stop some from believing stupid crap... Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #18

I understand your position, and I can sympathize. Haggard Celine Sep 2021 #30

It's like shutting down the phone company. RestoRay Sep 2021 #64

Exactly right. I use Facebook for family stuff delete political posts and block the poster. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #14

Agreed. But we can ridicule it by name-calling it what it is: FaRcebook. Justice matters. Sep 2021 #21

Interestingly enough, that is a judgment you can make quite easily. MineralMan Sep 2021 #29

Regulated. NT. Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #22

Hmm....Like movies used to be? MineralMan Sep 2021 #26

Not like movies as movies are massively Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #59

"No yelling fire in a crowded nation" regulation is needed. Hortensis Sep 2021 #44

I think there is an argument for both antitrust and FCC interventions Fiendish Thingy Sep 2021 #31

Except there's no legal difference between a publisher & a platform. CaptainTruth Sep 2021 #53

Well laws and regulations must make clear "platforms" can't pass on liability to users via TOS Fiendish Thingy Sep 2021 #68

don't ban, but hold them legally liable for the content that they publish Oliver Bolliver Butt Sep 2021 #32

Add to which... brooklynite Sep 2021 #33

Agree 100%. So is saying they should be "broken up." CaptainTruth Sep 2021 #35

Prohibition never works. Xolodno Sep 2021 #36

KnR Hekate Sep 2021 #39

Every time I mention Facebook here... Orrex Sep 2021 #42

There's never a shortage of people to tell you what you shouldn't do. MineralMan Sep 2021 #46

As in "You shouldn't talk smack about Facebook"? dpibel Sep 2021 #65

Thank you! Someone has to clarify the issues on eliminating platforms, & you're the person to do it. ancianita Sep 2021 #45

You're too kind! MineralMan Sep 2021 #49

Yeah I hate what Facebook has turned this country into. Initech Sep 2021 #48

It's not Facebook that has done that. MineralMan Sep 2021 #50

My point is that there's trolls everywhere. Initech Sep 2021 #54

I'm sorry, but I see none of that anywhere I go on the Internet. MineralMan Sep 2021 #55

So you've generalized your experience. Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #62

What he's saying is anyone else can have the same experience. RestoRay Sep 2021 #66

Oh now you've demonstrated Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #61

Oh yeah I agree. I don't use Facebook. Initech Sep 2021 #63

Just about everyone I know on FB is liberal or moderate Sugarcoated Sep 2021 #51

Yeah, me too, except for a few family members who MineralMan Sep 2021 #52

Agreed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 #57

I s'pose suggesting Facebook to shut down is as practical, valid and realistic as... LanternWaste Sep 2021 #67

The problem isn't Facebook. The problem is people with no critical thinking skills. hunter Sep 2021 #69

Facebook is more than just "expression" right now uponit7771 Sep 2021 #71