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Re:Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard termi... by Y-bar on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @05:53AM (#32734962)
Freedom of association is enshrined in many constitutions and laws across the globe as a fundamental right. Why do you want to force people to associate with those they do not want to?

I am member of a badminton club, we have a code-of-conduct. It contains things like:

- Don't harass other players

- Don't harass or be an ass towards refs

- Don't litter it the gym, keep it tidy

- Don't take performance-enhancing drugs

- and a few other such rules.

Why do we have to ask a judge in a court of law to be able to stop associating with a team-mate that keeps shouting sexual expletives at referees, keeps littering in the locker rooms, and generally makes the situation unpleasant? Why can't we just use our first amendment (or equivalent elsewhere) rights and stop associating?

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Re:Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard termi... by birdboy2000 on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @06:14PM (#32743924)
and if people think your code of conduct is too harshly enforced they can and will go elsewhere, there are thousands of badminton clubs in the world. Different strokes for different folks. Trying to kick someone off the internet entirely is a completely different matter.
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Re:Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard termi... by Y-bar on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @03:57AM (#32747827)
Nobody is kicking anybody off the internet here. Kiwi Farms are free to associate with anyone willing to associate with them, or host their own content. There are thousands of hosts. Different strokes for different folks. Why should anybody be forced to give up their free speech/association rights because you say so?
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