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One doesn’t elect employees of a private business. They choose not to consume media that business produces. Do you think that we should elect people to tell us
by reilly3000 7y ago
One doesn’t elect employees of a private business. They choose not to consume media that business produces. Do you think that we should elect people to tell us what’s happening?
- ThrustVectoring 7y agoNo, I'm saying that people generally should not use their influence with third parties to enact extrajudicial punishment. Tortious interference with contract is a bad thing.
- reilly3000 7y agoSo long as the WWW is a public network ran by private entities, essentially every decision is extrajudicial. I completely see the issue you're trying to highlight, but it seems that limiting the abilities of reporters and activists isn't healthy for democracy. If the services CloudFlare and others provide is regulated like a public utility, then standards like guaranteeing equal access regardless of ideology, or enforcing standards that have been democratically adopted. Is there a middle ground between regulation and corporate discretion in all matters of speech on that use their platform?