I read it as... 20 years ago we were the ones being censored so we created a free speech hosting. But now that it's our side doing the censorship, we're not so sure anymore.

You should probably try reading it again, because the point seems to have flown over your head

Agreed- They're going to capitulate to law enforcement without a court order if they don't like your politics... or if it's inconvenient for them.

Could you please stop posting in the flamewar style to HN, regardless of how wrong someone is or you feel they are? It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

> When we cooperate with law enforcement, we do not do so blindly. We review their activities, both for abuse of power and to make sure proper processes are followed to protect our members’ rights. Such things are vanishingly rare, not (as they are sometimes depicted) the default. So if you’re expecting that we will automatically say, “Shove it, coppah!” anytime the police come calling about your site, we’re not the right service for you.

They're going to capitulate to law enforcement without a court order if they don't like your politics... or if it's inconvenient for them.

I don't see how what you linked-to establishes "TDS."

“TDS” is a prime example of a “thought terminating cliche” [1]. Certain people don’t have any real arguments of substance, so anytime someone criticizes their hero, they cry “TDS!!”, as if it someone discredits the other person’s argument. You’ll see similar stuff posted against criticisms of Elon Musk, where people will claim that it’s only because “he goes against the hive mind.”

It’s an incredibly lazy, unintelligible way of arguing, but alas…

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_cliché

“thought terminating cliche” is itself a thought terminating cliche.

An incredibly lazy, unintelligible way of arguing, but alas…

Could you please stop posting in the flamewar style to HN, regardless of how wrong someone is or you feel they are? It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

> When we cooperate with law enforcement, we do not do so blindly. We review their activities, both for abuse of power and to make sure proper processes are followed to protect our members’ rights. Such things are vanishingly rare, not (as they are sometimes depicted) the default. So if you’re expecting that we will automatically say, “Shove it, coppah!” anytime the police come calling about your site, we’re not the right service for you.

They're going to capitulate to law enforcement without a court order if they don't like your politics... or if it's inconvenient for them.

Them: "Stop expecting us to give you special treatment or shielding beyond what we do for all customers."

You: "They're threatening to discriminate against people who like the ex-President!"