Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work
by mike00632 on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @09:14PM
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The "illegal" criteria seems rational for countries that have rational laws but in many countries there are laws against political speech or criticism of people in power. By removing that 'illegal' speech in those countries the platform is in effect working as a government actor to police customers in those nations.
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Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work
by Reelin on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @11:07PM
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In such nations (ex China), this entire debate is irrelevant - you follow their rules or they kick you out.
In western societies, this debate is relevant and I strongly side with the poster you replied to. That being said, reasonably unbiased filtering should probably be allowed in some form. For example, while I don't want YouTube picking sides politically, I also wouldn't want to force them to host hardcore pornography against their will.