Re:Blizzard Cancels Overwatch Event
by falcolas on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @08:04PM
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I happen to agree with you:
There is literally no space on the internet that is public. There are only private spaces on the internet. And the internet is pivotal to modern communication.
It's very, very hard to craft a statement that has any meaning that offends nobody.
I believe that the ability to have free speech is important to the US; important enough to be codified into law.
As such I believe that companies who provide communication platforms, that are based on the morals of the US (or more practically who use US resources while conducting their business), should honor free speech.
If they don't - if they only honor convenient speech - genuine and open public discourse will disappear.
There is literally no space on the internet that is public. There are only private spaces on the internet. And the internet is pivotal to modern communication.
It's very, very hard to craft a statement that has any meaning that offends nobody.
I believe that the ability to have free speech is important to the US; important enough to be codified into law.
As such I believe that companies who provide communication platforms, that are based on the morals of the US (or more practically who use US resources while conducting their business), should honor free speech.
If they don't - if they only honor convenient speech - genuine and open public discourse will disappear.