<story><title>Zuckerberg claims regret on caving to White House pressure on content</title><url>https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/26/zuckerberg-meta-white-house-pressure-00176399</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hintymad</author><text>I still remember that so many people cheered when legitimate doctors and scientists were banned from Twitter or Facebook, just for questioning either the lockdown or the effectiveness or risks of the vaccines. The doctors may not be correct, but shouldn&amp;#x27;t we allow people to question science? Our government can do what it does because the people embolden them.</text></item><item><author>chasd00</author><text>When the platforms starting censoring during the pandemic and last election cycle I remember saying they better get it right 100% of the time because the moment they get it wrong their credibility is shot. Hear we are.&lt;p&gt;Censorship, beyond what’s required by law, is doomed to fail.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>sirspacey</author><text>This is the proof that the religion of “I believe in science” is not a friend to creating a culture of science appreciation&lt;p&gt;It’s been the struggle for scientific progress, the breakthroughs are the exception not the rule and the reason is the culture of belief around the science of the time&lt;p&gt;The lesson I’ve most learned from science is that the questions are more interesting than the answer and the answers we have are a way to ask new questions</text></comment>
<story><title>Zuckerberg claims regret on caving to White House pressure on content</title><url>https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/26/zuckerberg-meta-white-house-pressure-00176399</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hintymad</author><text>I still remember that so many people cheered when legitimate doctors and scientists were banned from Twitter or Facebook, just for questioning either the lockdown or the effectiveness or risks of the vaccines. The doctors may not be correct, but shouldn&amp;#x27;t we allow people to question science? Our government can do what it does because the people embolden them.</text></item><item><author>chasd00</author><text>When the platforms starting censoring during the pandemic and last election cycle I remember saying they better get it right 100% of the time because the moment they get it wrong their credibility is shot. Hear we are.&lt;p&gt;Censorship, beyond what’s required by law, is doomed to fail.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>iamacyborg</author><text>The challenge is trying to determine who’s legitimately trying to question the science vs who’s a crank.</text></comment>