slowly but surely, there will be no free speech

[Charley3]

It’s an honest question. I don’t think two congresmen can control this.
Republicans have money and watch commercials also so why is the media obviously slanted to the left.
Just to be clear, I don’t like it. The media’s an obvious influence and I don’t want that influence.

[berryberry]

Originally Posted by lustylad

C'mon berry. That info is useless without specifics.

Which members of Congress are pressuring which media CEOs to purge which newspeople?

While I do not think it will go too far, it just is another example of these nutjobs on the left who are trying to censor freedom of the press, free speech and the flow of information. Here is one example



And another from the NY Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/b...elevision.html

Excerpt:

In advance of the Wednesday hearing, called “Fanning the Flames: Disinformation and Extremism in the Media,” members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter on Monday to Comcast, AT&T, Spectrum, Dish, Verizon, Cox and Altice, asking about their role in “the spread of dangerous misinformation.”

The committee members also sent the letter to Roku, Amazon, Apple, Google and Hulu, digital companies that distribute cable programming.

[berryberry]

More - and need I remind anyone that Glenn Greenwald is a prominent liberal writer:

Glenn Greenwald: There is no reasonable dispute that one of the top agenda items of Democrats now that they control the WH & Congress is to use their power to police and censor both social media and cable news. They're saying it explicitly. - see "Michael Tracey - Garland says he is eager to help Congress craft legislation to combat "misinformation and incitement online," which according to Sen. Coons will be a top priority for Dems. They all agree: fighting "domestic extremism" is synonymous with more aggressively regulating the internet"

[Charley3]

Originally Posted by berryberry

More - and need I remind anyone that Glenn Greenwald is a prominent liberal writer:

Glenn Greenwald: There is no reasonable dispute that one of the top agenda items of Democrats now that they control the WH & Congress is to use their power to police and censor both social media and cable news. They're saying it explicitly. - see "Michael Tracey - Garland says he is eager to help Congress craft legislation to combat "misinformation and incitement online," which according to Sen. Coons will be a top priority for Dems. They all agree: fighting "domestic extremism" is synonymous with more aggressively regulating the internet"

Amazing. This while shows such as “The View” are allowed on air with apparently no official complaints from the right.

[Jacuzzme]

As soon as every news channel, website, magazine, newspaper and democratic politician issues an apology to President Trump, and essentially everyone he ever met, for 3+ years of fake “Russian Collusion”, I’ll consider their concern for dissemination of misinformation slightly more serious than the threat of getting attacked by a chupacabra. Probably not though, as it’s abundantly clear that their only goal is to stifle any political opposition and criminalize free speech.

[lustylad]

Hey jac, do chupacabras make good pets lol?

[lustylad]

Originally Posted by berryberry

While I do not think it will go too far, it just is another example of these nutjobs on the left who are trying to censor freedom of the press, free speech and the flow of information...

Wow. These people are nuts. The reason they fear free speech is because they know their policies and politics are deeply unpopular and toxic to most Americans! They can't persuade, so they have to censor.

I always thought free speech was a foundational value that Americans would never surrender. This unholy alliance between Big Tech, the dim-retard party and the twitter cancel mob must be stopped at all costs!


Tech Censorship Is Accelerating

Amazon bans a book as Democrats demand a wider media crackdown.

By The Editorial Board
Feb. 22, 2021 6:24 pm ET


Now that voters have turned the authoritarian GOP out of the executive branch and Congress, Americans should expect the open exchange of ideas to flourish again. Right?

Consider two events Monday. First, the conservative scholar Ryan Anderson announced that Amazon had purged his 2018 book, “When Harry Became Sally,” from its web store. The book criticizes recent progressive ideas about gender and especially the wisdom of sex-change procedures in children.

Amazon declined comment on the reasons for the ban, but comment is hardly needed. The tech companies have grown increasingly open about their ideological censorship.

Also on Monday, two Congressional Democrats wrote a stern letter to CEO Jeff Bezos about Amazon’s role in politics. If you took seriously the party’s promises to defend “democratic norms,” you might expect Democratic politicians would express concern about the world’s third-largest company by market capitalization trying to suppress a book on a contested political issue.

But the letter is a demand for more ideological censorship. “Our country’s public discourse is plagued by misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies,” write Reps. Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerney. They quote a claim that right-wing media is “much more susceptible,” and demand to know why Amazon’s Fire TV carries certain conservative programs.

The letter is also addressed to the CEOs of Apple, Google and cable companies. It’s part of a campaign to engineer a more pliant media through coercion of the corporations that distribute information. That point will be pressed in a Wednesday hearing on “Disinformation and Extremism in the Media” in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

The House also released a memorandum ahead of the hearing that appears to give orders to mainstream news sources. “Despite criticism, many traditional media outlets continue to allow for the disinformation in an attempt to follow journalistic standards and present multiple viewpoints on a news story,” the Committee avers. Got that, newspaper editors? Please adjust your coverage to the liking of Congressional Democrats.

Corporate media censorship, such as Amazon’s scrubbing of a heretical book, is accelerating. And government is right alongside, pushing for censorship with increasing force.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-ce...ng-11614036293

[Jacuzzme]

Originally Posted by lustylad

Hey jac, do chupacabras make good pets lol

I’ve been unable to find a good local breeder.

[berryberry]

House Democrats, Targeting Right-Wing Cable Outlets, Are Assaulting Core Press Freedoms

Democrats' justification for silencing their adversaries online and in media -- "they are spreading fake news and inciting extremism" -- is what despots everywhere say.

https://greenwald.substack.com/p/hou...ing-right-wing

[Charley3]

Originally Posted by berryberry

House Democrats, Targeting Right-Wing Cable Outlets, Are Assaulting Core Press Freedoms

Democrats' justification for silencing their adversaries online and in media -- "they are spreading fake news and inciting extremism" -- is what despots everywhere say.

https://greenwald.substack.com/p/hou...ing-right-wing

Then the Republican Party needs to do the same. I don’t understand why they don’t. It’s a good way to lose any type of political balance, which isn’t good for anybody but nut jobs like AOC.

[swim42]

While I am in agreement regarding these attacks on free speech, I must urge my fellow monger board members to not forget the horrors we endured during the previous administration's thinly veiled assault on our community in the guise of "all women must be sex trafficked children". The shuttering of BP and passing of fosta/sesta, with their real-world financial impact to providers resulting in a barren wasteland for many cities now occupied by dollar-per-pound escorts. Such legislation, the adoption of which are the direct cuase to the avalanche of posting rules, daily moderation and edits of forum posts, and sudden bans issiued to respected members who were unafraid to speak their mind.



It would not be fair to simply blame users for not following the rules, can not blame the mods or lawyers who must enforce such rules lest this site become just another victim in the war on speech.

[berryberry]

Originally Posted by swim42

While I am in agreement regarding these attacks on free speech, I must urge my fellow monger board members to not forget the horrors we endured during the previous administration's thinly veiled assault on our community in the guise of "all women must be sex trafficked children". The shuttering of BP and passing of fosta/sesta, with their real-world financial impact to providers resulting in a barren wasteland for many cities now occupied by dollar-per-pound escorts. Such legislation, the adoption of which are the direct cuase to the avalanche of posting rules, daily moderation and edits of forum posts, and sudden bans issiued to respected members who were unafraid to speak their mind.

It would not be fair to simply blame users for not following the rules, can not blame the mods or lawyers who must enforce such rules lest this site become just another victim in the war on speech.

Seriously dude? You do realize passing Fosta-Sesta had nothing to do with ANY administration's agenda. It was a hugely bipartisan measure. The FOSTA-SESTA package was passed in the House of Representatives with a vote of 388–25. The FOSTA-SESTA package bill passed the Senate with a vote of 97–2

Get a grip on reality