“Unelected guilds and mob actions give the Left control over speech without fear of losing elections or running into the 1st Amendment.” – Social Media: The Prime Threat to Freedom of Speech? | Power Line

Left-wing activists are not afraid of establishing non-governmental guild controls that would effectively ban “fake news,” “hate speech,” “dangerous ideas,” etc. because they are confident they will define those terms. The sword of New Censorship is not double edged.

It’s a war out there. Really? John Hinderaker comments…

We see that every day. The social media platforms ban, suspend and shadow ban conservatives every day. Liberals who advocate violence against conservatives, assassinating the president, etc.? No problem.

I haven’t made a fb post on my personal page since March or April. (April 9th was my last post and I ran an earth day live stream on APril 22nd). Heck I’d shut it down except I have a fb business page. I’ve trimmed my fb friends list in half, which wasn’t much to begin with. Removed almost all personal information. I do keep track of a few friends but rarely comment. I can’t help but imagine there are others feeling the same way. Is a backlash brewing? Honestly, I’m somewhat skeptical.

I had a twitter account once and shut it down almost unused. Almost everything I see on twitter is courtesy of an Instapundit post or Twitchy.

There is no doubt in my mind that speech is threatened. Yep, the companies have a right to regulate their platform(s) as they see fit, but it’s a dangerous path that the non-governmental guild controls are taking us down. Be careful what you wish for.