One of the wisest people I’ve ever met told me something quite compelling years ago: He said the secret to America’s success is our freedom! “You have freedom of speech,” he said. “You have freedom of enterprise!” That’s the reason why the USA’s economy skyrocketed to the world’s greatest, despite being far from the largest country in the world by population.
Unfortunately, that freedom is under attack, from multiple vectors. One remarkable threat comes in the form of censorship, sometimes referenced with the euphismism of “content moderation” on social media platforms. I’ve felt the sting of censorship a few times over the past decade, and have thus moderated my own content sharing to avoid penalties. This is called self-censorship.
About Eric Kavanagh
Career media professional who designs and manages an array of Web-based research and media products, including: The Briefing Room, World Matters, Hot Technologies; as well as DM Radio & InsideAnalysis which are both now broadcast coast-to-coast in 25+ markets, reaching upwards of 1 million listeners per episode. Recognized as a luminary in the field of Big Data. Recognized by Techopedia and Big Data Republic as one of the top experts to follow on Twitter