Problem
Facebook has
been accused
of censoring posts based on their political content,
content that is critical of Facebook, and links to competing
social networks.
Communication is vital to a democracy. We can't have
communication controlled and censored by a single individual
or small group, however well meaning they may be.
Remedy
- Social network interoperability
- This would enable users to switch social network providers if they choose
- Transparency on algorithms and filters used to rank posts
- Ability to disable algorithms and filters and view a time sorted list of posts
- Require social networking companies to provide a reason for censorship or banning of users
- Provide legal recourse to users