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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by cblconfederate on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:57PM (#26733771)
Then we need public services for communication to save the world from private dystopia, the same way we have public roads. Every country should set up a free mastodon account and email for every citizen.

Plus i m not sure the principle of Free speech is that limited, speech doesnt count as speech if it cant reach anyone. And giving to a handful of employees the power to shape the messaging of millions is directly affecting democracy itself.

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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by tenebrisalietum on Thursday April 08, 2021 @09:52AM (#26738664)
We need public infrastructure for communication that doesn't create conditions where all we do is try to emulate older broadcast media models such as TVs, radio, or newspaper.

This means 25Mbps uncapped IPv6 (no NAT) symmetric bandwidth for everyone and safe harbor laws for individuals and not just corporations. I think at that point centralized services for Internet-based communication become unnecessary, though centralized storage for things like long video posts may still be needed.

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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by cblconfederate on Thursday April 08, 2021 @10:08AM (#26738835)
We have public radio though, not just public antennas.
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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by stonogo on Thursday April 08, 2021 @12:30AM (#26735100)
Perhaps you'd be interested in HAM radio or public-access TV. I don't see why the answer has to be national.
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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by cblconfederate on Thursday April 08, 2021 @03:07AM (#26735931)
TV is 20th century. It has to be public the same way that roads are public.
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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by stonogo on Friday April 09, 2021 @01:42PM (#26753579)
Gatekept by testing and licensure requirements?
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