Re:Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Re...
by heyjudy on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @10:30PM
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Platform businesses aren't public commons, they're businesses, which means they're free to pick-and-choose winners and losers arbitrarily, if they so desire.
OTOH if controversial content creators want the freedom to publish, fundraise and engage audiences, it behooves them to prefer audience-funded, almost-anything-goes platforms that will cater to all forms of legally-protected speech. Otherwise, they're asking for trouble in the form of arbitrary silencing.
Cultural fascism, whereby people are censored because their legal speech is unpopular, is a path towards totalitarianism and civil war.
OTOH if controversial content creators want the freedom to publish, fundraise and engage audiences, it behooves them to prefer audience-funded, almost-anything-goes platforms that will cater to all forms of legally-protected speech. Otherwise, they're asking for trouble in the form of arbitrary silencing.
Cultural fascism, whereby people are censored because their legal speech is unpopular, is a path towards totalitarianism and civil war.