'Community Guidelines' is Digital Colonialism


The 'community guidelines' censorship policies of Corporate Social Media can be summarised by the slogan, 'Power to those who Already Have it!'.


By suppressing talk, and through that, thought, that criticises another group, or casts them as inferior, or undesirable, or of questionable virtue, they are suppressing scrutiny of those whom already have power and prominence.

Yes, this rule also protects those whom are minority in power and prominence, but they gain nothing from that as they are already marginalised, and their marginalised status can never be undone without critique of the centre. So what if they are protected from insults and such from those whom are more prominent? What matters is that they can't question the standing and standards of those in power, and it is that which keeps them at the periphery daily, 24/7. THAT is what is hidden between the lines in the community guidelines.

It is only those in the centre whom have most to gain from such 'community guidelines' as they are allowed to proceed and propagate with impunity.

That is what truly makes Corporate Social Media, elitist, white supremacist, and neo-colonial. In this, their pointing at Gab, amongst others, and screaming, 'white supremacists!', is absolutely ridiculous. Gab attracts those whom believe in the freedom of speech. With such freedom, it will attract both good and evil. But CSM is DEFINED by evil in their self-serving 'community guidelines'.  That is the difference.

It is nothing short of Digital Colonialism.  In the past, they silenced those who flouted their 'community guidelines' with muskets and mass extermination, like below.  Now, the delete button is a more humanitarian version of it, with the Ministry of Truth of white western corporate social media serving as the Wehrmacht in the face of the world.  Thank you very much sahib.  But no.  




What CSM is doing is equating free speech with lawlessness, and in this, they are no different from the chinese in asia (china, singapore) who believe that freedom and free speech is troublesome, indisciplined, and dispensable. And by demanding that People's Social Media everywhere curtail hate speech, they are doing away with free speech, which is the only check on them.

Free Speech will attract both the good and evil, but Free Speech is the only means to undo Evil, and in that, it is the greatest Good.

That is what CSM is attempting to get rid of so that they can have continued and unquestioning reign.

No more.

edX

#CorporateSocialMedia #CSM #freespeech #democracy #gab #facebook #socialmedia

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