Interference with the stories important to all Americans during the election on social media platforms was disconcerting to many who wanted to know.
The January 6 brash entry of rioters along with the mass of unsuspecting Trump supporters created chaos blamed on more than those intending to create havoc.
Confusion - created by social media. Big Tech decides to make the call about who can post and who cannot post on Facebook and Twitter.
Do they have the right to do this? Can one with the power of the corporation leverage this power to speak their voice while silencing others?
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is in the news. Do you know what it is? Do you know how it came into being? If you had attended the October 10, 2021 meeting, you would have learned the history and crux of Section 230 from Cary Gary, DTM.
If you wanted to know, how and why the corporate oligarchy leverages their power, you would have learned about stakeholder capitalism vs shareholder capitalism from Oleg Prokopiev. You would have been invited to join the conversation about how this is detrimental to democracy. Or does it?
Join us next meeting as we continue the topic, Is Big Tech Threatening Free Speech
Next Topics USA Toastmasters Club meeting is October 24, 2021. 2:00 pm PDT (5:00 EST). Visit https://www.topicsusa.toastmastersclubs.org to get the details and an invitation.
