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> We are going to take things down that are unsafe, that are hate speech, that are harassment. It's not a legal obligation, it's an obligation to the ecosystem
by m52go 11y ago
> We are going to take things down that are unsafe, that are hate speech, that are harassment. It's not a legal obligation, it's an obligation to the ecosystem of the site.
Censorship, it seems.
- tehwebguy 11y agoThese comments kill me. You may have the right to say whatever you want, but not on a blog I'm hosting for you.
- leereeves 11y agoWhile that makes sense, when these companies aspire to be the dominant platform, an oligarchy, or even a monopoly if they could, their power over public discourse is concerning. Independent blogs and forums, and even independent media, are declining. The future is trending toward hosted content, with only a few hosts.
- soared 11y agoSo, no mods anywhere? You could make the same argument that deleting spam is censorship.
- leereeves 11y agoWe accept certain limits on free speech, even when the First Amendment applies. Encouraging a few powerful companies to censor anything they like, without restriction, because their platforms are private property is different from accepting reasonable censorship.
- tehwebguy 11y agoSo go start your own! Medium is only 3.5 years old and are just now talking about revenue. Sounds like there is plenty of room for competition. Free speech doesn't mean anyone has a responsibility to build and offer what you want the way you want it just because you want it. Censorship is a real thing, like when the president of Turkey prosecutes people for insulting him. There are phrases that literally may not be said in that country. Medium isn't telling you your speech isn't legal, but they have no obligation to lend you a megaphone.
- leereeves 11y ago> So go start your own! Unfortunately most of us aren't billionaires. "The press is free, for anyone that owns one."
- m52go 11y agoI didn't mean to say Medium is wrong to censor. I'm saying it's sad the world at large seems to prefer a writing channel that's censored.
- vorotato 11y agohost your own content if you want to be a prick.
- raddad 11y agoOh the irony !!