Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by aceazzameen on Saturday January 09, 2021 @11:38PM
(#25710141)
Parler has users who are actively trying to overthrow the government, after their first and failed attempt 3 days ago. It's become their safe space because they have already been banned on other platforms for months/years now. This situation is vastly more unique and organized then the standard hate speech that appears on every other platform (and gets removed when caught or amplified). This is ISIS level radicalization in the United States.
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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by trashburger on Sunday January 10, 2021 @12:06AM
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By banning them you only move them more and more underground. You will end up making them go to Tor and organize in a place where no one can observe them. But these people can feel free to continue shooting themselves in the foot. There is a reason 4chan is allowed to exist.
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by aceazzameen on Sunday January 10, 2021 @12:07PM
(#25716736)
Moving them underground to limit their radicalization of every day people seems fair. Law enforcement's role is to infiltrate, observe, and prosecute when necessary.
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by creddit on Sunday January 10, 2021 @09:15AM
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> Parler has users who are actively trying to overthrow the government,
Twitter has plenty of people who supported this on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Autonomous_Zone
Are you in favor of banning Twitter now as well?
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by aceazzameen on Sunday January 10, 2021 @12:02PM
(#25716688)
Parler did nothing to prevent users from organizing insurrection and violence (and succeeding). Twitter flags posts and suspends/bans users who violate their TOS.
You know damn well Parler only exists because their users were already banned/flagged from Twitter and needed a safe space for their hate and radicalization.