So you want to hurt the people you dislike, and (presumably) help the people you like.
That's fine, but please understand that some of us believe it's worth having principles. We think it's better for society and humanity if people think above the dislike=hurt/like=help dichotomy.
Re:Paper Money Diehards Refuse to Fold
by throw_m239339 on Monday May 29, 2023 @07:30PM
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> So you want to hurt the people you dislike, and (presumably) help the people you like.
Yes I dislike those who profit from CSAM and revenge porn, "it's just an app" doesn't change the horror of their actions. It's kind of a lowbar when it comes to principles, don't you think? Do you care about the people they hurt in their very flesh? The people who killed themselves as the result of sex exploitation?
> We think it's better for society and humanity if people think above the dislike=hurt/like=help dichotomy.
Both revenge born and CSAM are illegal, there is no dichotomy here.
> The small organization that helped bring the porn industry to its knees
https://www.godreports.com/2022/12/the-small-organization-th...
> How Pornhub – one of the world's biggest sites – caused untold damage and pain
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/16/pornhu...
> Pornhub sued for allegedly serving “under-age, non-consensual” videos
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/06/pornhub-hosted-r...
> The Children of Pornhub
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opinion/sunday/pornhub-ra...
A simpler exemple would be independent new commenters, political organizations, or non aligned artists suspended by Crowdfunding platforms, Patreon, Paypal or even VISA directly because the competition or politicians don't want them to exist.
> PayPal shuts accounts of anti-war publications Consortium News and MintPress News
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/05/04/uofx-m04.html
> Visa & Mastercard Reportedly Refuse Service to David Horowitz - Newest Victim of SPLC's Anti-Conservative Purge?
https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/visa-mastercard-reportedly-refu...
> PayPal Partners with Anti-Defamation League to Research Financial Pipelines of ‘Extremist’ Groups
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/paypal-partners-with-ant...
> Why Is PayPal Denying Service to Palestinians?
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/why-paypal-denying-ser...