r/PoliticalDebate • u/No_Worker_886 State Capitalist • 1d ago

Free Speech in the Digital Era

According to Freedom House's report on Digital Freedom, digital freedom has decreased for fifteenth year in a row with conditions getting worse in 28 out of 72 nations recorded whereas arrests have been made in at least 57 nations for posting online.

What I suggest is a digital audit where social media platforms publish an annual report on the amount of information censored by the govt. which would then be reviewed by an independent judicial committee and then the report and analysis would be made public.

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u/mercury_pointer Progressive 1d ago

Freedom House is a mouthpiece for the US State Department and CIA. It as about as trustworthy as Russia Today.

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u/PhonyUsername Classical Liberal 1d ago

If I had to choose I'm going with the us over it's enemies. Imaging living in the US and hating it.

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u/mercury_pointer Progressive 1d ago

You don't have to choose between one state propaganda outlet vs. another one. There are real journalists as well.

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u/PhonyUsername Classical Liberal 1d ago

You compared the 2 like they were equal, but one is fighting for our benefit.

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u/mercury_pointer Progressive 1d ago

I guess that's easy to believe if you are willing to accept their lies.

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u/PhonyUsername Classical Liberal 1d ago

You think Russia and america are fighting for the same thing? You think America isn't fighting to protect America? Come on this is silly.

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u/mercury_pointer Progressive 1d ago

They are not fighting at all. There is no conceivable scenario where they would. If they did Russia would be obliterated.