[flocial]

So deliberate censorship of political groups, manipulating elections, suppression of dissenting opinions on experimental gene therapy aka covid vaccines, is all naivete?

This pandemic is pushing some people towards extremism and conspiracy theories because of the concerted effort to manipulate public opinion and censor dissenting views. It creeps people out.

Accounts get banned for sharing an adverse reaction to mRNA shots and next thing you know people are using code words (like v@xx, wax scene, etc.) and throwaway accounts to post anonymously, sowing even more distrust.

[JPKab]

True story:

My mother in law went into cardiac arrest hours after her second shot, on May 21st. It was a rare, adverse event. (The vaccine is a net positive, and is safe for vast majority of people)

We eventually had to take her off life support on Tuesday. The medical team concluded it was likely caused by the vaccine, and reported it in the VAERS system.

My sister-in-law tried to talk about it in Facebook, and was threatened with account termination, a day after her mother died.

Censorship sucks, even when benevolent.

[jrnichols]

I had a Facebook account suspended for 7 days for correcting someones vaccine misinformation.

Of course I clicked the "I disagree" button on the notification that you're in Facebook jail. They replied with the "We're sorry we got this one wrong, your comment has been reinstated" message. I thought I was ok until I logged in and suddenly found my account restricted for 30 days.

I got a strike. I protested and won. But I still got suspended for 30 days?

Facebook is horribly broken.

[kangaroozach]

Yep. Why would Facebook not want to outsource fact-checking to a truly non-partisan entity led by a diverse set of bi-partisan and prominent people if they didn’t want to manipulate the world for their political aims.

Why not entirely abstract themselves from fact checking to the best they can?

Why not offer extreme transparency to people when they are banned. The exact details along with a multi-stage appeals process?

Imagine getting a health department violation that shuts down your business without any details or ability to appeal it. This is the stuff North Korea is made of.

How our tech community does not see this is startling. We are so blinded by hate, fear, and political power that we have become accepting of an authoritarian and corrupt overlord.

[RedXIII]

It would be great if the government could genetically engineer some less whiny citizens.