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  1. Oct 2021
    1. Around that time, high-profile harassment cases became a weekly, if not daily, occurrence, especially in the UK. Sinéad O’Connor was driven off the service in 2011; she later told the Daily Mail she was “getting too much abuse.” Downton Abbey actor Lily James quit after she became the target of hundreds of hateful tweets about her

      Because of all this free speech, many celebrities are driven off the service because of the countless hateful tweets.

    2. “What was once lauded as a virtue has now become the company’s Achilles' heel — it’s the axis around which all this shit with harassment rotates,” a former senior employee

      The claim that twitter must flow will soon be the downfall of the company.

    3. we strive not to remove Tweets on the basis of their content.” Not long after, Twitter executives began publicly touting that “Twitter is the free speech wing of the free speech party,” a phrase sources attribute to Macgillivray.

      Twitter executives claims, "The tweets must flow." implying that twitter is a free speech platform.

    1. Many progressives believe “fake news” and disinformation on social media helped elect President Trump and they worry about 2020 (though its real influence is uncertain and deeply-disputed). Joe Biden actually proposed revoking Section 230. The argument is even leaking into pop culture. The comedian Sacha Baron Cohen gave a viral speech to the Anti-Defamation League where he condemned Big Tech and specifically called for the repeal of key provisions of Section 230 to make tech companies liable for user-posted content.

      Throughout these paragraphs, the author uses ethos to appeal to the audience's logic and reasoning. She uses examples of historical events that backups her claims.

    2. In my opening paragraph, I argued that reforming or repealing Section 230 would represent “one of most significant acts of censorship in modern American history.” An entire contemporary culture of speech and debate exists thanks to Section 230. A generation of young people has grown up knowing nothing but the freedom to speak online.

      The author is persuading and teaching the audience how important section 230 is, if it were to be revoked that this would suppress our ability to speak freely.

    1. Even if Citizen isn’t the app of the future in this regard, why not have every city develop one that is moderated in real time by 911 dispatchers?

      Moderating in real time by 911 dispatchers allow people to get the news as soon as it happen or when it is over.

    2. There is utility in knowing where crime is happening, especially in neighborhoods where shooters peel around the corner at high speeds and sometimes loop back around; it is important to know where a shooting is happening in case you have a child or loved one on the street, or, much less

      Its important for others to be aware of what happens around the neighborhoods ASAP.

  2. Sep 2021
    1. Authors Joshua Gans and Steven Mann uses pathos to appeal to the audience by "rendering his body 'unrecognizable'" They captivate them through the audiences humanity by speaking upon the death of Jean Charles and the unfair advantages that people with cameras are able to use it in their favor. The authors purpose in speaking about this issue is to help the audience with this normalized issue in society that we are always being watched, even without consent. That if anything were to happen and it is not what actually happened, some tips they gave can give the audience more knowledge on how to resolve the lack of integrity.

    1. Bahrain has a population of just under 1.6 million and has had more than 19,000 confirmed cases and 46 recorded deaths caused by the novel coronavirus. Kuwait, with a population of more than 4.1 million, has had nearly 36,000 confirmed cases and just over 300 deaths.

      Statt uses logos to analyze the population of Bahrain along with confirmed cases and recorded deaths by the corona virus. Statt convinces the audience to download the app for the sake of safety issues and efforts to grab the audience to downloading the app. Additionally, using ethos to ensure that everything he claims is credible. He states, "said Claudio Guarnieri, the head of the Amnesty International's Security Lab, which conducted the analysis."