Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cloud providers

Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by sojournerc on Monday January 18, 2021 @05:52PM (#25827691)

What about DNS? ISP?

There must be some line. Sure you can build your own server and connect it to the internet, but if you're handing out cards with an IP address, marketability is limited.

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by pixl97 on Monday January 18, 2021 @06:19PM (#25827946)

IP address connectivity should be a universal right. DNS is trickier, but the root level companies that provide names should be required to host your NS records (not your DNS servers themselves).

After that I don't believe the internet owes you anything.

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by ncallaway on Monday January 18, 2021 @06:57PM (#25828240)

That's where I come out too.

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by ukd1 on Monday January 18, 2021 @06:45PM (#25828151)

1.1.1.1 disagrees with you, but that's an aside.

ISPs get common-carrier status - I think platforms should be able to have this protection and requirements too, if they want it. For ISPs this protects them from things folks do with their service, meaning they don't have to completely monitor your use.

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by sojournerc on Monday January 18, 2021 @08:51PM (#25829049)

> they don't have to completely monitor your use.

Where is this coming from? I don't need any monitoring... not ISP, not government...

What happened to life and liberty?

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by ukd1 on Monday January 25, 2021 @10:27PM (#25912139)

I'm with you; pretty sure tHinK-oF-tEh-chIldRen and general fear based culture is what happened.

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