>>>"The Biden administration is telling Facebook which posts it regards as "problematic" so that Facebook can remove them. This is the union of corporate and state power -- one of the classic hallmarks of fascism -- that the people who spent 5 years babbling about fascism support." - Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald - Jul 15 - Twitter
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>>>Jen Psaki - Biden White House @PressSec."We are in regular touch with the social media platforms about #COVID19-related misinformation. We're flagging problematic posts for Facebook."
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>>If the WH is actually doing this, it's a prima facie First Amendment violation. It's Facebook's responsibility to moderate its content (if it chooses to do so). Being forced to do so by the state is another matter. Back-channel "moral suasion" is arguably more dangerous than open regulation.
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>Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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>Actually, the First Amendment limits Congress, not the executive, but that's nitpicking.
>I agree that the government, unless we are war, should keep its nose out of what people say to each other.
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>It intrigues me, however, that to many Facebook has come to be considered "the press."
>I've been able to see some of the best living painters in action on Facebook and that has made it valuable to me.
>However, I can't imagine anyone using Facebook as a source of medical information
>Apparently, there are many who do, but lots of people watch Fox News, so that should not be a surprise.

That MSM is biased to a large degree is evident to me - even if the numbers and facts are better compared to the cacophonic mess on twitter and facebook. But I think as attempt to estimate the bias of the press / PC opinion it is helpful, as long as you do not actively try to find pure echo chambers.

Point in Case: Intermediate step(s) of Corona from bat to first human infections still a mystery/without any proof, but possibility of lab accident (ruled out ex cathedra within days in early 2020!) gets more traction, saw even a paper from MIT on this recently.

The swiftness of claiming "natural occurance" via food market/probable intermediate host WITHOUT any proof whatsoever had bothered me from first read on.

my 0.22€
thomas