TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people and the poor

Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by dependenttypes on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:05PM (#22611600)

I am unsure how this is relevant. "protected class" is a legal term, it has nothing to do with morality.

In addition to that I doubt that refusing to sell a cake to someone because they are ugly would be considered an acceptable thing in a court of law.

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Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by thaumasiotes on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @03:37AM (#22614439)

> "protected class" is a legal term, it has nothing to do with morality.

This is not a distinction that most people have the mental capacity to make. Whatever the law is, that's obviously what it should be.

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Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by cma on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:30PM (#22611810)

It is allowed for by courts for hiring decisions when hiring sales people. And things like commission based pay means it happens even if not explicit.

Aside from beauty, if you do things to signal you are poor as a luxury sales person, I’m not sure the company is required to keep you on, right or wrong.

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