Thursday, May 09, 2019

Something Must Be Done. But What?

Laura Loomer made an emotional plea for Republicans to take action against social media censorship. [More]
Unfortunately, when Republicans were in the position of holding the House, Senate and White House,  they showed us what they weren't made of.

A few observations:

Her enemies love licking her tears of unfathomable sadness and a public breakdown does not play well with those unfamiliar with the credibility of her work. That said, I've found if you don't plead your own case, very few of those who get regular value from the work will step up to the defense, so good on Gateway Pundit for being her advocate.

Considering the ruinous effect a ban can have on one's livelihood, reputation and future employability, I'm surprised no lawyer has figured out a way to treat such actions -- taken without specific, objective criteria -- as libelous.

One other thought I haven't seen out there (except in tangentially-related form), and that's in order for FB, Twitter, YouTube, etc. to reach their markets, they rely on right-of-way easements across property lines. It would seem something could be done with that fact, maybe through ordinances requiring standards from ISP utilities.

1 comment:

Henry said...

Paul Joseph Watson claims he is seriously considering the legal route. Since the claim would came out of England, there may be quirks we’re not used to seeing.

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