Re:Reddit Bans Nazi Groups and Others in Crackdown on Violen...
by edanm on Friday October 27, 2017 @12:09PM
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I'm not saying anyone is obliged to give them a platform. I'm saying that maybe we, as a society, shouldn't be so quick to call for bans of certain views, or for using our power as consumers to pressure companies to remove such things. It starts with Nazis, and ends with e.g. people on HN saying that Twitter should censor the president. Which at the very least, shows that there is some kind of slippery slope here.
That said, I'm completely sympathetic to companies who choose to kick people off - I'd probably do the same in their shoes! I'm not saying I have a solution for any of these problems - I'm just saying why I find it difficult to so easily throw out the idea of "I may not agree with what you say, but I'll fight to the death for your right to say it".
Re:Reddit Bans Nazi Groups and Others in Crackdown on Violen...
by zimpenfish on Monday October 30, 2017 @04:24AM
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> slippery slope
Oh come ON.
> I'm not saying anyone is obliged to give them a platform. > using our power as consumers to pressure companies to remove such things
Those two are contradictory.
The thing is - the Nazis can say whatever they want. No-one is obliged to give them a platform to do that. Which means you actually want to modify it to
> guarantee that all sides can say whatever they want [and be heard]
Which is an entirely different kettle of fish and something we don't have currently (and never will, really, whilst there is an imbalance in money and power.)