We got one of these for my grandmother and it was the only thing she could figure out how to use. Cell phones were too complicated but she could just tap on a picture of someone and call them and that was simple enough. Downside is she was calling all hours of the day and night LOL.

Good riddance.

The far right in the US argues that “free speech” means forcing large SM orgs to give them a platform

Yes that’s what it means. The platforms are under no obligation to give it to them, but if they don’t allow certain types of speech, that is the definition of censorship (the opposite of free speech). It is their prerogative as a private platform to censor speech.

and this UN goon seems to think it means silencing “hate speech” (I guess freedom from speech?).

The UN goons think silencing hate speech is not censorship. It is. Let’s stop playing senseless semantics games and just own it. Say “yes we are censoring hate speech” because arguing that it’s not is dishonest.

what does that mean if not the right to free speech?

It just means being allowed to say what you want. It has nothing to do with rights or laws.

Just because the far right tries to change the definition

Uhhhh that’s the opposite of what’s happening. The UN is the one trying to change the definition to pretend it means something other than what it does.

letting them say what they want doesn’t change anything. That’s not free speech,

Yes. That is the very definition of free speech.

that’s restricting the platform owner’s speech.

The platform is not the one being censored. The users are.

We weren’t talking about the “right” to free speech. We were just talking about free speech.

I stated my point very bluntly in the comment you replied to above. Freedom of speech is not “merely a restriction on government”. It is a concept that exists outside of government entirely. And it has everything to do with anywhere speech is expressed, including private platforms.

It’s not a strawman, it’s literally what you wrote.

You ignored the point I was making to argue about semantics. Still are. That’s a strawman.

They can recognize them. But nice strawman.

but it’s merely a restriction on government.

It isn’t. Free speech is a right the gov can give you, but it’s also just a concept.

Seems like he didn’t understand the terms of the license he used. In the short term, this will be a bad thing. In the long term, it’s probably good for society to move away from Wordpress anyway.

By “social media” you must mean “echo chamber”.

Why…would you ever think that? Is everyone here echoing your sentiment?

Criticism is completely appropriate.

I wasn’t saying it was inappropriate, just inaccurate.

Is social media not technology? If you don’t want to see it, there are text filters.

I assume by the name that it will not be more powerful, so it had better be cheaper, because they don’t have the clout to reach for price parity.

Hey are you that flashlight guy

I mean, he’s the wrong guy to call this out, and he and Meta are a cancer on society, but he’s still not wrong. It is bullshit. And it’s worth calling out in front of millions of people.

The only place Meta innovates is in data-mining.

We need track points on handheld PCs. Are they patented?

Ya know I never thought I’d see the day that a marginalized people would protest free speech fundamentally. This is just next level stupid.

Yes that’s why the Chinese are such big proponents of free speech!

I don’t remember where I got it but it’s definitely on my phone. Try this

https://github.com/px-loops/loops-rn/releases/