X, the social media company previously known as Twitter, is suing the state of California over a law that requires companies to disclose details about their content moderation practices.

X is suing California over social media content moderation law::X, the social media company previously known as Twitter, is suing the state of California over a law that requires companies to disclose details about their content moderation practices.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      It’s not “private shit it has no business asking for”, it’s proof that social media platforms are upholding the special duties that come with the special privileges being the “public square” of the internet.

        • NuPNuA@lemm.eeEnglish
          91·
          1 year ago

          Yes there is, you can go to Speakers Corner, a literal public square, and talk about all kinds of nonsense, but if you bust out the Nazi regalia you’ll be shut down quick sharp by the old bill.

        • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
          81·
          1 year ago

          Yeah there is. It’s called public safety. The January 6th attempted coup was (poorly, but still) planned on Twitter, Facebook and Parler. If those three had been better moderated when it comes to hate speech and misinformation, the 9 people who died as a result of it would probably be alive today.

        • dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.worldEnglish
          61·
          1 year ago

          What is precisely unlimited about this? Should companies be able to keep whatever they want behind the curtain and we aren’t allowed to ask what it is?

            • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
              41·
              1 year ago

              It’s the job of the government to inspect and regulate businesses and this is a reasonable and frankly way overdue example of them doing exactly that. Nothing unreasonable about it and calling it unlimited intrusion or whatever makes you look like the dumbest of libertarians, which is REALLY saying something.

                • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  51·
                  1 year ago

                  None of that is true. Go away if you the only thing you have to contribute is libertarian lies about basic accountability being tyranny.

                • NuPNuA@lemm.eeEnglish
                  31·
                  1 year ago

                  Governments make demands of private businesses all the time with things like workers rights, safety regulations, emissions standards, etc. We don’t live in a libertarian no holds barred corporate wonderland and we’re better for it as these businesses have long proved they can’t be trusted if left to their own devices.

        • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
          51·
          1 year ago

          Is that what they did or did they just create a narrowly defined law for a specific purpose?