News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler. Parent comment

Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by smtlaissezfaire on Saturday January 09, 2021 @09:49PM (#25708532)
How does one decide what is imminent violence?

Who decides it?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by vladTheInhaler on Saturday January 09, 2021 @10:06PM (#25708812)
When you demand "trial by combat", and then the angry mob clubs a police officer to death, that's inciting violence.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by Pfhreak on Saturday January 09, 2021 @10:05PM (#25708799)
The platform owner decides, and they come up with a process that is necessarily fuzzy? Our entire system of justice is built on the concept of having to make judgement calls. Moderation is also requires humans to take a look and say, this seems to violate our policies.

Take a look at these: https://mobile.twitter.com/GriffinMalone6/status/13480046828...

Are these threats of imminent violence? I'm confident that a reasonable person would say yes.

[ Parent | on HN ]