Re:Reddit's user uprising against China because Tencent will...
by sodosopa on Saturday February 09, 2019 @10:28AM
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it's a private company, there's no freedom of speech involved. You want a baker to create a cake that says an offensive message, the baker doesn't' have to comply.
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Re:Reddit's user uprising against China because Tencent will...
by renlo on Saturday February 09, 2019 @10:43AM
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What if the telephone company doesn't want to carry your offensive message to your friend? It's a private company, the telephone company doesn't have to comply.
In other words, I don't think your analogy entirely fits here, as Reddit is more of a platform for communication, they're not paying an artist (baker) to create some art. Jus' sayin'
Re:Reddit's user uprising against China because Tencent will...
by atomicUpdate on Saturday February 09, 2019 @07:44PM
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The telephone company actually does have to carry your message, because they are a common carrier and regulated by the FCC.
In other words, you argument is a bit ignorant. Reddit is a private forum that’s allowed to what they want as long as they don’t discriminate against protected classes.
Re:Reddit's user uprising against China because Tencent will...
by satvikpendem on Saturday February 09, 2019 @10:35AM
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Actually, in some cases, they do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_Cakeshop_v._Colora...
Re:Reddit's user uprising against China because Tencent will...
by rplst8 on Saturday February 09, 2019 @10:40AM
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Internet companies have protection under the law that they can't be held liable for what their users say. IMHO that protection brings with it a duty to allow people to speak freely on their platform.
They can't eat their cake and have it too.