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Good article, but let's discuss what constitutes censorship:
"The most pernicious censorship on social media occurs when the author of a throttled post does not know someone took action against their content."
https://www.removednews.com/p/twitters-throttling-of-what-is-a
These softer measures work by changing the allocation of attention (“freedom of speech not freedom of reach”),
You mean the other way around, right? They restrict reach rather than speech?
The idea of that slogan is that you are free to say anything you want, but you are not guaranteed attention. Hence reducing attention does not infringe on a fundamental right the same way that removing your post does.
> reducing attention does not infringe on a fundamental right the same way that removing your post does.
The right to hear is also held as fundamental by first amendment experts across the political spectrum. See: https://www.thefire.org/news/free-speech-includes-right-not-just-speak-listen-and-judge#:~:text=The%20freedom%20to%20speak%20also,%2C%20J.%2C%20dissenting).
Good article, but let's discuss what constitutes censorship:
"The most pernicious censorship on social media occurs when the author of a throttled post does not know someone took action against their content."
https://www.removednews.com/p/twitters-throttling-of-what-is-a
These softer measures work by changing the allocation of attention (“freedom of speech not freedom of reach”),
You mean the other way around, right? They restrict reach rather than speech?
The idea of that slogan is that you are free to say anything you want, but you are not guaranteed attention. Hence reducing attention does not infringe on a fundamental right the same way that removing your post does.
> reducing attention does not infringe on a fundamental right the same way that removing your post does.
The right to hear is also held as fundamental by first amendment experts across the political spectrum. See: https://www.thefire.org/news/free-speech-includes-right-not-just-speak-listen-and-judge#:~:text=The%20freedom%20to%20speak%20also,%2C%20J.%2C%20dissenting).