There used to be a joke on Slashdot. Whatever was happening in tech, somebody would say "And I for one welcome our new $X overlords"
Now we have all the major internet companies deciding winners and losers. Doesn't seem like much of a joke anymore.
All those years I watched my dear friends on the left march in the streets, claiming that the right was going to shut them down and prevent their message from being heard.
Fooled me, guys. I guess it's true: we become what we fear from others.
It's a pretty safe bet that any "Simpsons reference" it's actually a reference to something that is at least one level deeper (I consider this one of the great strengths of the show)
>First Amendment Experts Warn Facebook Banning InfoWars Could Set Completely Reasonable Precedent For Free Speech
>... “If we allow giant media platforms to single out individual users for harassing the families of murdered kindergarteners, it could lead to a nightmare scenario of measured and well-thought-out public discourse,”...
There used to be a joke on Slashdot. Whatever was happening in tech, somebody would say "And I for one welcome our new $X overlords"
Now we have all the major internet companies deciding winners and losers. Doesn't seem like much of a joke anymore.
All those years I watched my dear friends on the left march in the streets, claiming that the right was going to shut them down and prevent their message from being heard.
Fooled me, guys. I guess it's true: we become what we fear from others.