Re:Apple has threatened to ban Parler from the App Store
by claudiawerner on Friday January 08, 2021 @10:32PM
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>Who gets to decide what constitutes disinformation, racism or hatred?
Apple, if it's on their platform. In an alternate universe, the elected representatives of the populace.
>If you have someone who decides who can speak and what they are allowed to say
The U.S. and all countries already do this through the numerous exceptions to free speech rights.
Who gets to decide what constitutes disinformation, racism or hatred?
If you have someone who decides who can speak and what they are allowed to say, that person holds all the power and is hence a dictator. Having a dictator isn't very democratic.