Since Facebook blocked Steven Singer’s post “School Choice Is a Lie,” some readers have posted it on their own Facebook pages. Facebook told Singer that his post violated “community standards.” What that community is and what those standards are was not explained.
Michael Elliott, filmmaker and public school activist, posted it at his FB page, shoot4education.
I hope you will do the same.
The algorithms can’t stop crowdsourcing.
Done!
Will post. A politicized FB undercuts what we have left of a democracy and confirms the country being an oligarchy.
Done. While Facebook may be flawed, its concept and implementation have proven to be an effective way to disseminate information quickly to large numbers of people. Arab spring is a perfect example of how access to Facebook’s long reach can promote change, both good and bad, as we have seen. I have cross posted many of your blogs, and I spent a lot of time challenging the assertions of pro “reform” people. I have also tried to use Facebook to drive traffic to your blog. Lately, there have been few challengers, and I don’t know if it is because posts are disappearing or if the public is catching on the to hidden agenda of “reform,” ie. privatization.
There are other sites that sometimes post anti-privatization messages. The two that come to mind: The Coffee Party and Upworthy. I don’t know if their messages are deleted after their post or not. I follow NYSUT on Facebook, and I have not seen their messages disappear. I don’t know if the censorship is the result of an algorithm or the review of some arbiter.
I just found Steve Singer’s post here. Facebook is not the only way to circulate ideas–yet.
https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/06/school-choice-is-a-lie-it-does-not-mean-more-options-it-means-less/
Done!
I posted it immediately yesterday.
Has anyone gotten a slap on the wrist for posting it, yet?