With adequate checks and balances, following laws approved by a democratically elected legislature, and when it's done to protect democracy and rule of law, then yes. If we can limit the reach of someone yelling "fire" in a crowded theater in order to cause a stampede and harming people, why not preventing the already yelled word from being heard by the crowd and cause the action to fail?
Better than Facebook censorship. I can vote for my government. I have no control over the whims of Zuck (or the US Gov).
Yeah, like the US government already does with about 10 countries on this planet.
Actual government censorship of a censor who tried to censor that government.
The government was elected. Zuckerberg wasn’t.
Censorship by elected governments is OK?
When it's done to protect democracy and the fairness of elections, especially against foreign interference? You bet!
With adequate checks and balances, following laws approved by a democratically elected legislature, and when it's done to protect democracy and rule of law, then yes. If we can limit the reach of someone yelling "fire" in a crowded theater in order to cause a stampede and harming people, why not preventing the already yelled word from being heard by the crowd and cause the action to fail?