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> What if HN, Twitter, Reddit mods, etc. were asked by the company to stifle any dissent against it, and obliged, where would you go? Huh? Why would you expec
by comex 8y ago
> What if HN, Twitter, Reddit mods, etc. were asked by the company to stifle any dissent against it, and obliged, where would you go?
Huh? Why would you expect any of those entities to oblige such a request? Other than perhaps some Reddit mods, depending on the subreddit.
- shakna 8y agoAn automated DMCA system could be abused to stifle dissent. Like JetBrains recent DMCA to shutdown the /r/piracy subreddit [0], not for all the probably illegal stuff, but for "Asking about JetBrains Licensing". [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/b2xslo/reddit_legal_sends_a_dmca_shutdown_warning_to_a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/b2xslo/reddit_legal...