This is being made out to be such a big deal. But when I was growing up, newspapers chose which "Letters to the Editor" they would publish, and would sometimes even edit them for clarity. There were the "seven words you can't say on television," and my mother would have given me no end of grief for the mouth I have on me now. It seems pe…
This is being made out to be such a big deal. But when I was growing up, newspapers chose which "Letters to the Editor" they would publish, and would sometimes even edit them for clarity. There were the "seven words you can't say on television," and my mother would have given me no end of grief for the mouth I have on me now. It seems perfectly obvious that these social media platforms are "broadcast advertising" sites -- that's how they make their money, and is the ONLY reason politicians use them -- and should be subject to at least the same truth-in-advertising and decency standards as any other medium.
As regards Facebook, I see no reason why they can't be held to the same responsibility standards required of your local neighborhood bar. FB's business model is to keep serving the ranting drunk at the end of the bar doubles of whatever they're drinking, and to disclaim all responsibility after the drunk staggers out to the parking lot, manages to open the car door and stick the key in the ignition.
To follow that stream of thought, then looks aghast at the carnage left behind when said drunk drives into a carful of teens who are coming home from a school event, killing them all.
This is being made out to be such a big deal. But when I was growing up, newspapers chose which "Letters to the Editor" they would publish, and would sometimes even edit them for clarity. There were the "seven words you can't say on television," and my mother would have given me no end of grief for the mouth I have on me now. It seems perfectly obvious that these social media platforms are "broadcast advertising" sites -- that's how they make their money, and is the ONLY reason politicians use them -- and should be subject to at least the same truth-in-advertising and decency standards as any other medium.
As regards Facebook, I see no reason why they can't be held to the same responsibility standards required of your local neighborhood bar. FB's business model is to keep serving the ranting drunk at the end of the bar doubles of whatever they're drinking, and to disclaim all responsibility after the drunk staggers out to the parking lot, manages to open the car door and stick the key in the ignition.
To follow that stream of thought, then looks aghast at the carnage left behind when said drunk drives into a carful of teens who are coming home from a school event, killing them all.
Agree!