"A panel of international politicians vented anger at Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg on Tuesday after the Facebook executives snubbed their summons to appear at the international grand committee on big data, privacy and democracy in Ottawa."
"The committee's chair, Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, called it "abhorrent" the two did not appear, and he closed a marathon session of testimony by telling the two Facebook employees who were sent in their place that it was "shameful" their bosses didn't show up.
Tyrants going after punks.
Gee, who to root for here?
"Jim Balsillie, the former chief executive of Research In Motion, which invented the BlackBerry smartphone, testified earlier Tuesday that a "toxic" social media business model is a threat to democracy."
No, it isn't. I must have missed the part where Balsillie is an expert on 'democracy' and history. Know what's a threat to freedom - panels and people like Jim who look to silence speech.
The calculus is simple. If someone is claiming curbing speech to save democracy, they're the tyrant and treat them as such.
It's a clown word out there. Let's get one thing straight, this 'panel' can straight off fuck off. Zuckerberg is right to ignore these petty tyrants who are looking to censor and restrict speech.
And screw them some more for making me defend Zuckerberg.
Once again, this bull shit can't happen in the USA because of the First Amendment.
Other than that, this government - filled with gaffe after scandals and arrogance - is going to 'defend democracy?
I don't think so Jack.
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Speaking of illiberal minds....
"The committee's chair, Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, called it "abhorrent" the two did not appear, and he closed a marathon session of testimony by telling the two Facebook employees who were sent in their place that it was "shameful" their bosses didn't show up.
Tyrants going after punks.
Gee, who to root for here?
"Jim Balsillie, the former chief executive of Research In Motion, which invented the BlackBerry smartphone, testified earlier Tuesday that a "toxic" social media business model is a threat to democracy."
No, it isn't. I must have missed the part where Balsillie is an expert on 'democracy' and history. Know what's a threat to freedom - panels and people like Jim who look to silence speech.
The calculus is simple. If someone is claiming curbing speech to save democracy, they're the tyrant and treat them as such.
It's a clown word out there. Let's get one thing straight, this 'panel' can straight off fuck off. Zuckerberg is right to ignore these petty tyrants who are looking to censor and restrict speech.
And screw them some more for making me defend Zuckerberg.
Once again, this bull shit can't happen in the USA because of the First Amendment.
Other than that, this government - filled with gaffe after scandals and arrogance - is going to 'defend democracy?
I don't think so Jack.
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Speaking of illiberal minds....
There is no ‘right or wrong people’ just like there’s no ‘hate or love speech; there’s just speech.
The government has no way to know what’s in people’s hearts and minds. Even if they convince people they can ‘catch’ or prevent some ‘wrong’ people from getting a gun.
And specificy who qualifies and would be classified as ‘wrong’ people. Anyone with mental illness? I don’t like these blanket terms. OCD is considered a mental illness. Would they be considered ‘wrong’?
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