▲ 92 ▼ IBM CEO: We Listen to What Israel and Saudi Arabia Consider “Correct Behavior” (theintercept.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) This is extremely similar to Elon Musk's "clarification" on what he means by free speech: permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cmhe@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* Right, they saying "We are just following the law." as if that was an apolitical statement. While they still get to choose whom laws to follow by deciding where to make business, which are political decisions. As you see with Twitter or starlink, they decided to be do business in Brazil, but when the country actually have laws against uncontrolled mass propaganda and hate speech, they are suddenly against the law, and do not try to stop or limit doing their business there, when they do not want or can't abide by these laws. permalink fedilink source parent [–] symthetics@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Jesus could he be more vague and incoherent? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) That was the point. He was defending his deleting posts and accounts at the behest of Turkey and India. Suddenly he had to come up with some reason why his claim of supposed free speech absolutism wasn't all that absolute. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] symthetics@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, makes sense. I wonder how long he can slither around like this until it finally bites him hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cmhe@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* Right, they saying "We are just following the law." as if that was an apolitical statement. While they still get to choose whom laws to follow by deciding where to make business, which are political decisions. As you see with Twitter or starlink, they decided to be do business in Brazil, but when the country actually have laws against uncontrolled mass propaganda and hate speech, they are suddenly against the law, and do not try to stop or limit doing their business there, when they do not want or can't abide by these laws. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] symthetics@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Jesus could he be more vague and incoherent? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) That was the point. He was defending his deleting posts and accounts at the behest of Turkey and India. Suddenly he had to come up with some reason why his claim of supposed free speech absolutism wasn't all that absolute. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] symthetics@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, makes sense. I wonder how long he can slither around like this until it finally bites him hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) That was the point. He was defending his deleting posts and accounts at the behest of Turkey and India. Suddenly he had to come up with some reason why his claim of supposed free speech absolutism wasn't all that absolute. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] symthetics@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, makes sense. I wonder how long he can slither around like this until it finally bites him hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] symthetics@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, makes sense. I wonder how long he can slither around like this until it finally bites him hard. permalink fedilink source parent
