Comments on: Flickr Censors Political Image Critical of President Obama

By: Stacey

Stacey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:56:27 +0000

I do find it rather upsetting that flicker removed the photo, yes it is there site and when you post -anything- on there site it is subject to change or removal, and I do not particularly think that the photo was removed do to any ‘pro-obama’ bias or such, but more because they saw the amount of views and wanted to remove the photo and not risk any sort of ‘problem’ that might have arrived from the photo. And that seems to have bitten them right in the ass. I do think that flicker is obviously restricting the users freedom of speech and undoubtedly that of other users. And in a time like now, when we have the first black president and are fighting a war Flicker seems to want to avoid and political bru-ha-ha, which again has bitten them in the ass. Flicker is also the first photo/social networking sight that i have heard of removing such images. I know a rather large number of people who have posted anti-obama photos and who have even made entire profiles dedicated to nobama-ism and they have not been removed. the fact of the matter is yes it might be offencive to some (certainly NOT to me) but some people find obama himself offencive. if someone is aloud to post pro-anything images then people MUST be aloud to post anti-anything images. thats just the way freedom of speech works. some people like something some dont and they both let people know. not to allow someone to do so is well, an infringement on the first amendment and democracy.

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