Source: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-13/how-social-media-stifles-free-speech
We all know the stories of Facebook censoring speech "according to their own rules". The Zerohedge article goes to the point of how important free speech is and that these social media platforms should not be allowed to determine.
The suggestion is that "new laws" need to be created against these Corporations that may have a vested interest in not truly allowing freed speech as protected in the Constitution.
I get a little bit suspicious when anyone suggests "new laws" regarding speech.
Some thoughts on this:
Don't we have laws that can be enforced? Much like on college campuses the issue and thought of "not allowing" certain people to speak. Why can't we just enforce the laws?
Secondly -- this is a golden opportunity for Steemit to stand out as a "free speech zone"
Questions for Steemit?
As in the example above, is there a Steemit PR committee that can publicly bring awareness of these issues and at the same time maybe this will encourage new users. Or maybe the Steemit shirts and logos really stress "freedom of speech".
