Also: Blue bans speakers while Red bans books, and polarization reduces America's credit score
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?
> 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?
> 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).