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Re:Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went priv... by Kbelicius on Thursday January 28, 2021 @06:06AM (#25940497)
> Discord reacted to how the platform they had already given was being used.

They did not give it without terms of usage so your point is mute.

Re:Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went priv... by ZGDUwpqEWpUZ on Thursday January 28, 2021 @06:07AM (#25940503)
Moot. Are Terms of Service above criticism now?

Let's start with the basics. Forget the selective enforcement aspect and the lawyering over the definition of "censorship" - can anything a private company does with its private property ever be criticized?

Re:Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went priv... by Kbelicius on Thursday January 28, 2021 @06:31AM (#25940625)
Thanks for the correction.

Terms of service are not above criticism, did not say it and did not imply it. I don't understand how you came to think that considering that in your previous post there is no criticism of discords TOS.

I was simply replaying to your statement that: "Discord reacted to how the platform they had already given was being used.". I don't understand why anyone would think that the owner of the platform should not be able to dictate the terms of use of their platform or react if those terms are not followed.

Re:Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went priv... by ClumsyPilot on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:10AM (#25940864)
Lets apply this idea further: google maps could refuse to probide navigation to strip club, water company could cut off water supply if they think you are having a swinger party, and electric company could threaten to cut you off if you install solar panels.

Do you want to live like that?

Re:Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went priv... by Kbelicius on Thursday January 28, 2021 @09:48AM (#25942503)
Can you point me to where I said that TOS can not be criticised or where I said that private entities can apply any rules they want? No? Can you then explain how what you wrote applies to what I wrote?
Re:Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went priv... by malka on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:14AM (#25940888)
as soon as this private property has become a public service, yes. It should be properly regulated.
Re:Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went priv... by anticensor on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:56AM (#25941186)
Discord is not a public utility. Discord guilds are not public service points either. All the services offered by Discord are strictly capped too. This is the opposite of what you get from a public utility.