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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by caturopath on Sunday January 10, 2021 @03:18AM (#25712256)
I feel like this post doesn't address the real risk that comes with suppression. What if we lived in a very different society, where basic ethical views were far outside prevailing norms? Is there a case for choosing discrimination as the newly banned form of speech other than the fact that egalitarianism is a key value in our society today--what is it?

I don't know much about Parler - it sounds like the key people there were real assholes and possibly criminals. There are any number of reasons that might apply for getting rid of it. Parler might not be the limiting case that decides our rule.

Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by 0x426577617265 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @03:31AM (#25712353)
Aren't basic ethical views and societal norms the same thing?
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by austincheney on Sunday January 10, 2021 @03:39AM (#25712390)
No. Ethics refers to rules and their practical application. Such rules can exist for any number of regulatory concerns and often define social norms given time.
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by 0x426577617265 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @03:43AM (#25712429)
Thanks. I've always just assumed if the masses of a society think something is unacceptable, then going against that norm would be considered unethical.
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by caturopath on Monday January 11, 2021 @11:04AM (#25730738)
That's one reasonable perspective to take, but most people don't share it -- most of us think that something can be popular and bad.