Re:Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes
by skohan on Saturday April 10, 2021 @01:41AM
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Yes, but again my point is not that it's unprecedented, it's that it's happening now and we might not want it. We are currently writing the rules for how public discourse should work online, and the current approach seems to be "let the market decide". In an environment with massive consolidation, and zero anti-trust enforcement, this may not lead to solutions we would all consider ideal.
Large companies are least able to remove someone from public discourse today than at any other time in the past. The internet is wide open for people to shout into, although it requires work and money to host content. But it’s still far cheaper and easier than its ever been to reach basically anyone around the world.