[grc] Media Alliance referenced

[Spencer Graves]

1.  I perceive multiple issues in this thread.


2.  I perceive the question of political correctness to be off topic, 
but Silicon Valley censorship is an extremely serious issue we should 
discuss.


Spencer Graves


On 5/2/21 5:24 PM, riva enteen via grc wrote:
> https://sputniknews.com/us/202105021082786632-we-have-to-stop-them-senator-hawley-warns-that-big-tech-poses-gravest-threat-to-us---report/
> 
> But GRC doesn't talk about it.
> 
> On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 3:22 PM riva enteen <rivaenteen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> MA put out an email to this list supporting Silicon Valley censorship.  So
>> this is not a forum to respond to that?
>> Frankly, I find it shocking that GRC doesn't grapple with this new, very
>> controversial and potentially dangerous trend.  The debate was shut down.
>> I guess Adrienne agrees that we are not to talk about Silicon Valley
>> censorship.  No wonder the left is dead.
>>
>> On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 3:18 PM David Devereaux-Weber <president at wortfm.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi riva,
>>>
>>> The GRC is an email list created for the Grassroots Radio Conference. The
>>> purpose of the list is to discuss things about starting and operating
>>> community radio stations. We don't run Facebook. We don't determine
>>> policies for Facebook. Radio stations who subscribe to this list may wish
>>> to broadcast programs about this topic, but that is not the purpose of this
>>> list.
>>>
>>> You seem to be passionate about the topics of interest to you. That is
>>> great. But this is not the forum for that discussion.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> David Devereaux-Weber
>>> President, WORT Board of Directors
>>> president at wortfm.org <President at wortfm.org>
>>> (608)576-2599
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 5:08 PM riva enteen via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It was too much trouble for you to allow debate about your "circuit
>>>> breaker
>>>> technology."  So you think FB can censor Robert Kennedy, Jr. because he
>>>> violates their terms of service?
>>>>
>>>> I think pressure and judgement about remembering a person's pronouns
>>>> (plural yet) when a large group is introducing themselves is a
>>>> distraction
>>>> from what we face, such as the real threat of nuclear war.  And yes, I
>>>> know
>>>> I will be called transphobic, but I am proud to use the word feminist,
>>>> although that apparently makes me a TERF.
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 10:04 AM Tracy Rosenberg <
>>>> tracy at media-alliance.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You were not considerate, Riva. You said that it was too much trouble
>>>> for
>>>>> you to observe the gender identities that people wish to be recognized
>>>> by.
>>>>> By definition, that is rude and not considerate. You clearly need to
>>>>> rethink your position on not eradicating others.
>>>>>
>>>>> You also do not understand what circuit breaker technology is.
>>>> Platforms
>>>>> do not determine truth, but they do define their terms of service,
>>>> like any
>>>>> other website, list serv, company, radio station or organization.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Tracy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, May 2, 2021, 09:55 riva enteen via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am glad to be considerate, butI think controversial issues must be
>>>>>> addressed in a principled manner.  MA seemed to shut down any debate
>>>> about
>>>>>> Silicon Valley determining truth and I think Tracy's response with
>>>> circuit
>>>>>> breaker begs the question.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 9:47 AM kenya lewis <kenyalewis at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Riva,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What “stablished” this poorly edited set of personal observations
>>>> and
>>>>>>> grudges is broadly relevant to this GRC list (or as part of a/the
>>>> black
>>>>>>> agenda)?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is it possible to be considerate of each other and use this
>>>> listserv to
>>>>>>> cooperate?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kenya
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