> The one thing from the article I'd agree with is bad is Bloomberg interferring with the journalists reporting at his own company. There should be a strict line between Bloombergs other business interests and the editorial at the newspaper.
Should there be? The mantra we keep hearing is that private companies have no obligation to observe human rights like freedom of speech or freedom of the press. Don't like it? Why just start your own news service of course.
The scary part is that there is a significant contingent of people in tech who believe Youtube is morally justified in doing this because it's a private platform, and therefore and not subject to human rights standards like freedom of speech. Want to criticize an abusive regime? Build your own Youtube clone!
Should there be? The mantra we keep hearing is that private companies have no obligation to observe human rights like freedom of speech or freedom of the press. Don't like it? Why just start your own news service of course.