Does anyone think the media will even care? This is a question of freedom of speech being violated on this forum by the very entity who made a public forum meant for all, yet many users feel they were unfairly treated, and I agree they were.
Is this a big enough story for the media to take action in the name of Freedom of Speech?
Will Fox even care?
Or will the events of this past week fall away, and turn to dust?
2007-11-08 04:42:49 · 24 answers · asked by xenypoo 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I asked this same question yesterday on here and the same hypocrite liberals who always cry that their 1st ammendment rights are being violated were the same people who were defending Yahoo. You see them in here too.
True Yahoo does have the right to put on or take off whatever they want, but when they only take off people saying one side it looks suspicious, especially since they aren't people really casuing any trouble.
we may not have legal recourse but some news shows eat this kind of stuff up. I think also if people make waves and make sure stockholders know or people of importance it might get some peoples attention.
2007-11-08 05:38:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
First off, who guaranteed you "Free Speech" in Yahoo Answers in the first place? The ONLY thing you are guaranteed in Yahoo Answers is a forum to either ask legitimate questions, in a genuine search for knowledge, or to answer questions to the best of your ability, knowledge and experience. Whoever is either unable or unwilling to do that, has no business here. This is a forum for Questions and Answers, not chat, not argument, not opinion (unless that opinion is expert) and not Flame Wars.
And incidently, just because someone is reported does NOT mean they automatically get a Violation Notice or a suspension. There have to be numerous reports about the same question or answer and it DOES have to violate the TOS. Unfortunately in the "Politics" section, there are no lack of questions or comments disguised as answers for them to pick from. Usually the more heated an issue makes someone, the more emotion they put into their answer. Because they feel passionately about that issue, they violate the TOS by interjecting their emotions into the answer. It earns a violation notice, and the person who lost points gets even MORE mad at the fact that not only does no one get to see the point they were trying to make, but they lose a bunch of points too.
I imagine this is one of the reasons "chat or rant" is one of the things for which you can get a Violation Notice.
The people who were suspended, were suspended because they violated Yahoo's rules, as Yahoo interprets THEIR rules (or they wouldn't have been suspended). Anyone who cannot agree witht hat do not understand what this forum is for and would be much happier if they took their multiple accounts to a chat room or something. The thing I find especially amusing is the fact they are so upset about losing their "level" or their points. I would think they would realize these points mean NOTHING, being a "Top Contributor" means NOTHING, it's all just window dressing to keep you coming back.
You'd think someone was taking their government check away from them, the way theyre howling...
2007-11-08 05:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
The event of the past week - at least within the political/media purview - is over with...it went through its news cycle. The larger issue is the capitualtion through appeasement to a reprehensible Communist power, which Malcolm Muggeridge so eloquently wrote about in the classic. Winter in Moscow.
On a larger scale, I just don't see how the daily suspensions in Y!A can or will be news.
2007-11-08 04:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by Zombie Birdhouse 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
The media, much like the vast majority of the world, has no idea that Y!A exists. Why would they care? Why would anybody care that some people got suspended from an online forum?
2007-11-08 04:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by daniel 4 · 8⤊ 1⤋
This is not news and it's not a free speech issue.
If you believe a private company(yahoo in this case)doesn't have the right to set its own rules on its own website,wouldn't that make you a communist ? Do you want atheists to have freedom of speech in your church? Answers is a format,hence the rules,there are kids out there. No one forces anyone to join,agreeing to the community guidelines,or to continue to participate.Yahoo have 360 pages where you can rant and rave just as much as you want.They also have groups,chat rooms and geocities where all speech goes as long as it is within the law.Yahoo answers however is a concept where certain rules apply. You and everyone here knowingly agreed to those rules but choose to break them.
In a free country a private company should have the freedom to decide how to use the service they provide.Yahoo does that with answers.If you don't like the rules on answer there are a million of other websites,there is even a copy on of answers where a lot more is allowed and where they even have an adult section
Life is more than what you want. Rules are everywhere.You follow them or you leave.If I felt yahoo was discriminating me like I read of you conservatives all the time I would leave.The Internet is very big
I and others love answers WITH these rules.We are mature and intelligent enough to follow rules we agreed to and if we have the need for more free speech to go somewhere else.Your dramatic tone sounds of to me considering you are using a yahoo service to express your idea's on this matter while claiming they are infringing on your free speech.
Maybe you try to forget but there's a war going on. I think the media is far too busy to cover this non event
2007-11-08 04:59:17 · answer #5 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 3⤊ 6⤋
First of all....let me state that I do believe that many of my contacts have been unjustly suspended..
With that said....I hate to break it to the general public of Y!A...but there is NO protection of your freedom of speech within the forum of Y!A.
This 'board' is run by a company....and if you think that they have placed Y!A on their servers "so we could all have a place to meet"...you're dead wrong.
This forum is used by Yahoo to bring in large amounts of traffic to show their advertisers the numbers. Large numbers equal big costs Yahoo can charge their advertisers.
If this forum were run by the Federal Government...then and ONLY then, would your Freedom of Speech rights be protected.
2007-11-08 04:49:00 · answer #6 · answered by Nibbles 5 · 6⤊ 3⤋
No they all get their marching orders from the DNC and G soros and they all meet every day along with the drive by media.
So No.
2007-11-08 10:53:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nibbles is right. Yahoo is a private company so they make the rules. I just wish they would simply replace the report button with a delete button. Problem solved.
2007-11-08 04:54:19 · answer #8 · answered by Enigma 6 · 7⤊ 2⤋
The only thing that will make yahell wake up is to quit using their services, complain to their advertisers, and stop returning after suspensions. They never really delete accounts and it makes them look stronger.
Every time a new account is opened, it looks good to their advertisers. Complain to them. Let them know your feelings. Yahell doesn't care.
2007-11-08 04:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
No..........
Why?
Because read the Terms Of Service....... Yahoo owns this. They can do what ever they want and you have no recourse.
You are only their guest here. They can sensor and delete as the see fit... and even suspend your account. You agreed to this upon signing up.
Its their world.... we are just playing in it until they decide to mash us like a bug hitting the windshield of a car going 80 mph.
2007-11-08 04:53:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋