How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler

Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by ohazi on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @02:14PM (#25751910)

> time to regulate large platforms like utilities

Sure.

> You cannot cut someone's power because they broadcast a death threat from their house

Uh... are you sure you understand what it means for something to be a utility?

Governments and police can absolutely cut power to your house if you hole up inside and broadcast death threats. They've done so for far less [1] [2].

[1] https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20160928/electricity-...

[2] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/los-angeles-shut-off-water-powe...

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Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by tolstoshev on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @02:16PM (#25751943)

That's the government doing it though, and not just the utilities deciding to cut off your power.

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Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by crmrc114 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @06:05PM (#25755261)

I think the line is 'due process under color of law'- The legal framework would/should make any action automatic and any debate is done under the court system.

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Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by roland-s on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @06:22PM (#25755459)

So next we would just have to fix the justice system (giant corporations have a bit of an advantage in the current one).

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Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by humanrebar on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @10:18PM (#25757602)

Giant corporations have an even bigger advantage when they can skip the court system and just do what they want.

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Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by sershe on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @12:25AM (#25758547)

[1] was done as a practical matter by law enforcement, and [2] should not be a thing either.

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