Earlier this week, when Meta announced changes to their content moderation processes, we were hopeful that some of those changes—which we will address in more detail in this post—would enable greater freedom of expression on the company’s platforms, something for which we have advocated for many...
I think it’s important to consider whether existing social media platforms can even support “free speech.” And how does society even define the term?
Regardless of that philosophical discussion, I don’t think EFF is specifically debating the free speech principles of an average person who is acting in good faith. Social media platforms that are owned by companies like Meta allow well-founded groups to flood user feeds with bad sponsored content.
If you really value free speech, you’d let people speak things that you disagree with. Otherwise, no, you aren’t advocating for free speech.
I think it’s important to consider whether existing social media platforms can even support “free speech.” And how does society even define the term?
Regardless of that philosophical discussion, I don’t think EFF is specifically debating the free speech principles of an average person who is acting in good faith. Social media platforms that are owned by companies like Meta allow well-founded groups to flood user feeds with bad sponsored content.