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by dragonwriter 2065 days ago
> You think we can here in this thread all agree to what it means for an algorithm or content-removal practice to be "politically neutral"?

Well, there's a simple answer, but I doubt we'll agree on it. It is impossible for a content-removal practice, algorithmic or otherwise, to be politically neutral. Any such practice will involve (whether implemented case-by-case or encoded into the design of the algorthm) judgements of a political nature and with political impacts.

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> It is impossible for a content-removal practice, algorithmic or otherwise, to be politically neutral.

Right. My point is that Hawley's whole premise of a "politically appointed political neutrality committee" is absurdly transparent.