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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.
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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.
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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.
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