Once again, there is no such thing as "hate speech", it doesn't exist, it's just another way of saying "I hate what you're saying, so I'll shut you up", see how funny it works. Everyone should be allowed to their opinion, no matter how absurd it might sound to you. Am I not allowed to hate you? (not that I do or would), it's just a state of mind, they're just words, if someone doesn't like it, they don't have to listen. But telling someone, you are not allowed to think certain way, that's the violation of basic right to exist, I don't think it was even that bad in slavery days. It should be up to those real haters that want to shut every one with real opinion to convince the audience otherwise, not to just muzzle anyone that doesn't agree with their way of thinking. Wouldn't it be awesome, if I had the power to shut everyone with opposite opinion up! Yeah, no, it wouldn't. But that's exactly what these monsters are doing.
©Of course, that's just my opinion and I could be wrong :)
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Let me rephrase my statement then. Alex Jones spews Hateful Speech. Yes I agree that in the USA Hate Speech does not exist but Hateful Speech does. Everyone in America has the right to free speech i'm not denying that at all. Again to what you didn't mention at all in you comment back to me or address at all is that its not about shutting down freedom of speech. He is still free to say whatever he wants no matter how crazy or insane or cruel it is. The tech companies didn't say you have to stop your podcasts and making your videos did they? If they did please provide the evidence. All they did was say we have certain guidelines you must follow if you want your content hosted on our platform and he didn't follow them so they removed him. Do the tech companies not have the right to say we have rules you must follow and if you don't follow them well remove you? That's all my point is about. They have just as much right to say we don't want to host your content as he has the right to make the content.
Yes, I agree with you completely on this point. You're right, private companies have a right to do whatever they want. It's their business, but at the same time, there is a reason why the government has their dirty fingers in those companies, and you can't deny that the heavy dialog goes on between these behemoth corporations and the TPTBs. Nobody gives a crap about that my corporation does, because my corporation has no influence on society at large. But they do, and at some point they stop being a mere private or otherwise corporations and they become institutions. So, at that point they have a responsibility to the society as such. So if they silence someone, it's not because of their internal policies, it's because they represent in a sense the society as a whole. So at this point, the question is, where do you go to voice your opinion, if every outlet is controlled by some kind of corporation? I hope you get my meaning and understand where I come from, because I do get your point completely.
©Of course that's just my opinion and I could be wrong :)
You voice your opinions where you can. Be it online or on the streets. I also think a big part of it is how you speak and use your words. Far to many people just scream and shout and say nasty things and wont listen to any other thoughts or opinions and wont have an open mind and then there are people who are willing to have a calm and open discussion. Also I think its very important when you have a discussion to base an opinion on facts and logic and reasoning and not just made up stuff.
Now to answer you question I don't think mega tech companies have as much hand in the government as you may believe. I remember a handful of accounts where some of the companies defied the us government and fought against them. Do the big tech companies as a whole represent the people in a way yes but that's the world we live in where we are represented by the majority not the minority. If 100 people say yes to something a 2 people say no should everyone go with the no just to make those 2 people happy?
Not every outlet is controlled by a huge corporation and if you aren't happy with how those corporations are handling things then you make you own platform. Its not the responsibility of a corporation to get your message out into the world its yours.
I hope I have answered your question but maybe not. One of the great things about living in the USA is that we are all free to have our own thoughts and opinions and have discussions. I could be wrong too and if other people think and feel differently than you or I they have every right to do so.