startling
The internet rattles along on 100 Mbps, careening across space and time in nanoseconds, selling, promoting, pushing, vying, and convincing people in split seconds. As of July 30th, 2020 it contains at least 5.84 billion pages. Some meglo-brain-nerds who own and control vast portions of internet realty have near instant control of what they are now calling “Community Standards”. They decide who is allowed to say what, and because it is their territory, and they “own” it, they technically have the right to censor free speech, at least according to themselves.
What is startling about this is not that they work with amazing accuracy and near instant results. The fact that they CAN and DO so proves something we should all be rejoicing about. They are PROVING that what happens on the internet CAN BE CONTROLLED.
The issue is WHAT they are choosing to control. Since they have proven that they CAN control what is out there, why are they not identifying:
WHO is publishing child porn?
WHO is using it?
WHERE these trafficking children are?
At the core, the fact that this has now been proven to be POSSIBLE is revolutionary. It means that ultimately all human trafficking could be stopped. All traffick in body parts, in women and children, in weapons and drugs. The people who have proven this possible could be nominated for global awards.
IF they will use this skill for the right things.
Currently they are abusing their power, silencing people who post things that they feel don’t meet their “CommunityStandards”. Their efforts are trite and sad, as they shut down people who are sharing what they believe in a country which upholds free speech.
Imagine what good could come of this if the focus could turn to shutting down evil instead. Not just shutting it down but also locating and freeing victims and working with the Justice system to find, identify, and punish those involved.
Yes, we now know it can be done.
Lets see who is man enough to stand up and do something about it.