Comment on Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked

• megaman@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There are certainly are bigger issues in the world right now, sure, but it isnt about “rights for software”, it is about the ability people to talk about what they want (in this case, software)

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• GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If you think this isn’t related to human rights, then you’ve missed the point.

  People have the right to use technology, and indeed we effectively need technology to exercise our right to free speech. You cannot have one without the other. Not anymore.

  The right way to think about this that they are arbitrarily banning a topic of discussion simply because it is not dead-center average. This isn’t even a legal issue, and the justification is utter nonsense (Facebook itself runs on Linux, like >90% of the internet). No government has officially asked them to do this, though the timing suggests that it is unofficially from the Trump administration.

  This is about exerting control, establishing precedent, and applying a chilling effect to anything not directly aligned with their interests. This obviously extends to human rights issues. This is a test run.

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  • SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Okay, thanks for explaining.

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• captain_oni@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Boiling frog. It’s easier to start oppressing people when you start suppressing their rights, so gradually, it’s barely noticeable.

  And I know Meta is a private company, they have their right to “moderate” what is discussed on their platform. But saddly, Facebook is still a big player in the social media landscape.

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• millie@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I still can’t tell if this is sarcasm.

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