Is getting moderated on a website "fascism"?

@LeopoldBloom There is a valid discussion to be had about the real risk of governments being able to outsource censorship to the private sector though.

Heck even in the public sphere the 5, 9, 14 eyes program exist in part to get around pesky domestic spying and privacy laws.

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Most of what's called "censorship" is more like this:

@LeopoldBloom Oh I agree. I am just pointing out sometimes right wingers stumble upon a valid point and them completely fumble.


There is no denying if the government really wanted to censor people especially with a fig leaf for legality would be to go to Zukerberg and Musk, not the FBI or NSA.

And if you want to spy on someone in the USA or an entire community but don't want your hands dirty just call up the Aussies or the Canadians, point them in the right direction and then after awhile they "share intelligence."

This is already happening.

@LeopoldBloom The perfection of this meme is it’s accuracy.