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> This is a great example of how 'just set up your own platform' may not be the best solution to issues of censorship and what not. It's more like "don't depen
by interesthrow2 8y ago
> This is a great example of how 'just set up your own platform' may not be the best solution to issues of censorship and what not.
It's more like "don't depends on Silicon valley's ecosystem" these days. Because all these tech corporations went crazy since Trump got elected and clearly decided they'll use their audience and market shares for political goals... which they have all the rights to do by the way, and it's actually a good thing, if leads to a more diverse landscape of tech services. There are opportunities for competition but still a lack of VC that can fund that competition...
EDIT: I obviously do not support violent or "racist" views. But since now even radical feminists get booted out of social media and what not because they don't subscribe to a specific ideology, it proves that at the end of the day it has nothing to do with "fighting Nazis".
- apostacy 8y agoIt's a bit more than that. The top decision makers at Visa and Mastercard have been threatening anyone who does business with certain people. That's where this is coming from. And if you aren't terrified of that you damn well should be. Ironically I think that Trump would LOVE to deploy this against his enemies. Perhaps he will at some point. That's why we need to strengthen political and financial "common carriage".