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> Censoring them does nothing but push them back into the shadows where their communications then become encrypted, unavailable and out of the public eye. otoh
by jonahx 10y ago
> Censoring them does nothing but push them back into the shadows where their communications then become encrypted, unavailable and out of the public eye.
otoh, by using twitter, they get a free recruitment and propaganda platform. the question becomes: is that more valuable to them than the publicly leaked information is to us. from that perspective, the answer doesn't seem obvious, at least to me.
- at-fates-hands 10y ago>> by using twitter, they get a free recruitment and propaganda platform. So do: - White supremacists groups (of which there are many) - Black panther party - Other Jihadi groups - Other "nefarious" people who advocate "rape culture", misogyny, and sexism - Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs who are known drug dealers, murderers and rapists All of these already exist on Twitter, yet somehow ISIS accounts are singled out and shut down? If you want "free speech" it can't be done to one group whose message you don't agree with, but then leave other groups who are just as bad free to operate without any penalty. If you shut one down, you should be shutting them all down.