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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by enraged_camel on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:11PM (#25694232)
>>Blocking parler does jack shit in stopping people’s ability to coordinate violence.

It definitely helps. Just because people can coordinate using other mediums is not an argument against making it more difficult for them.

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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by blisterpeanuts on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:20PM (#25694475)
How does it help? Parler's terms of service ban calls for violence.

The simple explanation is usually the correct one: Parler's growing so fast that it simply can't keep up with policing the content. They need to add a lot more moderators and things will calm down.

Google and Apple are making a mistake.

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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by remexre on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:17PM (#25694408)
Yeah, I've heard this referred to as the "people will find a way to get heroin anyway, so illegalizing heroin production/sale is pointless" argument
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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by enraged_camel on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:50PM (#25695062)
Put more succinctly, the "might as well not pass any laws then" argument.
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