It's this very weird sort of mind set where, if someone ends up making the laws, that usually ends up with the executive branch of the federal government. And it's weird, like, no, we're going to have control over speech, but it's not going to be the current president. I don't want to live in that world yet. In a world of pandemic maybe it doesn't handle it quite so well. But when it comes to we are going to shine a light and let people talk and get to the root of these problems. Sure, it's going to be ugly and messy, but we stand a chance of getting there.
Ben and James discuss the current protests and Facebook’s decision to not take down Trump tweets.
Links
- Ben Thompson: Zero Trust Information — Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Dust in the Light — Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Zuckerberg’s Choice, Zuckerberg’s Power, Zuckerberg’s Conviction — Stratechery
- Principle Stacks — Exponent
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