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The problem with banning hate speech is that it is relative. Next up, books will be banned because they incite alternate opinions.

• beedogs 10y ago
  Yeah... probably not.
  • hermiti 10y ago
    You're right... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_govern...
• croon 10y ago
  Mind sharing an example/hypothetical of it being relative?
• derrickdirge 10y ago
  There's a difference between mere 'alternate opinions' and hateful, prejudiced opinions. It's seems disingenuous for you to conflate them.
  • snerbles 10y ago
    The line between the two varies, and is subject to the whims of whoever controls the platform.
• cwisecarver 10y ago
  The even bigger problem is we're assuming they were banned for "hate" speech because Twitter hasn't even said why yet. If they took down tweets that they felt were hate speech and communicated to the speaker and the community I would be more okay with it. A silent ban of dozens of accounts is their right as a business but I'll still say it's a stupid decision.
• gaius 10y ago
  Bear in mind that some people consider this site to be sexist and racist - check out the #hnwatch hashtag on Twitter. Everyone commenting here "good", consider that as a member of HN, others tar you with the same brush. Still so happy?
  • dictum 10y ago
    > check out the #hnwatch hashtag on Twitter I didn't know that hashtag and was not surprised to see that one of its regular users is someone who likes to use autism as a metaphor for men working in tech.