What do you mean by "heavily editorialized titles"? Editorialized how, for articles from which source (just Techdirt, or multiple sites shared on HN?), editorialized by whom?
The original title, while conversational in tone, is straightforwardly factual. I edited the title (not heavily in any sense) to fit the character limit, but in terms of why I posted the article on HN, the article body matters more than the title.
> In theory, Hasan’s family could ask X to remove the video, and then the question is whether Elon would honor that request.
Why bother spending a blog post speculating like this and picking away at the rules? The platforms will all air the execution for the same reason all the tech CEOs attended Trump's inauguration.
I doubt this livestream will actually happen, but if it does, I hope people will realize ahead of time that this will not be enjoyable or entertaining to watch.
A paralyzed guy, sitting in a wheelchair, will be shot, slump over, die, and then that's it.
His actions were murderous and atrocious, but there is no value in watching his life being extinguished in real time.
I am afraid that many people will realize that too late and have to deal with the memory, if not the pangs of conscience, of having watched a snuff film.
What a fig leaf! Hollywood has drenched its entertainment content with violence for generations. At the same time, concealing images of US and its allies war crimes.
Live TV has allowed obscenities or graphic scenes when its for news/public interest (eg footage from war). It will be easy to use that as justification for this.
Perhaps it will be streamed by Facebook or Reddit or some social media... they seem to like selective rule enforcement as it is. Or the government/Trump TV might host/stream it themselves.
You're also required to performatively react to this news without considering the track, record this administration has in the courts. You are NOT supposed to notice the repeating pattern that "Monday Trump says the war continues and makes threats, Mid-week escalation, Friday resolution with negotiation 'progress' or some kind of 'deal'."
DO NOT LEARN FROM THE LAST 10 YEARS. Just stay in a constant state of distracted anxiety without realizing how you're being cynically manipulated.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 41.8 ms ] thread> Hey Platforms: Your Violent Content Policies Are About To Meet The Pentagon’s Firing Squad
The original title, while conversational in tone, is straightforwardly factual. I edited the title (not heavily in any sense) to fit the character limit, but in terms of why I posted the article on HN, the article body matters more than the title.
Unfortunately they blew their wad back in 2020.
Why bother spending a blog post speculating like this and picking away at the rules? The platforms will all air the execution for the same reason all the tech CEOs attended Trump's inauguration.
A paralyzed guy, sitting in a wheelchair, will be shot, slump over, die, and then that's it.
His actions were murderous and atrocious, but there is no value in watching his life being extinguished in real time.
I am afraid that many people will realize that too late and have to deal with the memory, if not the pangs of conscience, of having watched a snuff film.
Agreed [1][2].
[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-alex-jones-f...
[2] https://www.techpolicy.press/insiders-view-of-the-january-6t...
Hegseth Wants Public to Watch First Firing Squad Execution Since WWII
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50011771
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50013637
Don’t mind high oil prices, inflation and the debacle in Iran.
DO NOT LEARN FROM THE LAST 10 YEARS. Just stay in a constant state of distracted anxiety without realizing how you're being cynically manipulated.