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FB oversight member says free speech 'is not an absolute human right'
2021-07-17
[NYPOST] A Facebook Oversight Board member says free speech is "not an absolute human right," and must be balanced against "other human rights
One man's rights are another man's existential threat.
" when deciding what content to censor.The board member, former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt, said "free speech is not an absolute human right."
Well, she is a socialist...
"It has to be balanced with other human rights," she said Thursday at a Politico Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
event.

The 20-member Facebook Oversight Board was set up last year to allow corporate executives to claim distance from politically sensitive decisions.
The very member selection is a politically sensitive decision
The board in May recommended that the company uphold a continued ban on former President Donald Trump
...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
’s account after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

The oversight board includes five Americans and 15 members from Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia.
...an interesting ratio. None of the fifteen being American, they can’t be expected to understand American legal rights and responsibilities.
Posted by:Fred

#6  George III felt the same way about Americans.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-07-17 10:49  

#5  
Posted by: Sluse Grealet9429   2021-07-17 06:26  

#4  A 20-member Facebook Oversight Board or a 500 member board, the damn thing is still an evil, orwellian menace. Their recent collaboration with the White House to prune COVID comments and stories is yet another example.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-07-17 06:13  

#3  Implicit assumption: Facebook users are human.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-07-17 04:14  

#2  
Posted by: Lionel Fillmore9492   2021-07-17 01:15  

#1  Well let's make that a two way street. Regulate Facebook.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-07-17 00:13  

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