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I think the bigger threat is us enabling 2 to 3 large companies to the degree where their decisions can affect discourse. Alex Jones is a thoughtless jerk thou
by omgwtfbyobbq 6y ago
I think the bigger threat is us enabling 2 to 3 large companies to the degree where their decisions can affect discourse.
Alex Jones is a thoughtless jerk though, and can still find/provide his own hosting/distribution.
- herostratus101 6y agoYou presumably also would be in favor of domain brokers restricting speech (correct me if I'm wrong). Does every controversial political speaker also need to host his or her own ICANN domain? Or should they just promote their speech entirely offline?
- omgwtfbyobbq 6y agoI'd like people to use a multitude of domains/providers/companies to minimize the ability of a small group of companies to influence discourse. Having said that, I understand that practically avoiding those companies is tough.
- paulcole 6y agoThere’s no shortage of companies who value money more than morals. Those affected can host their sites with one of them.
- chillwaves 6y agoAll these cries of "censorship" misunderstand that what is happening is fundamentally a business decision. When Alex Jones gets pulled from Youtube, it's because he is effecting their business relationships and ability to make money.
- mythrwy 6y agoCouldn't you make the same argument about gay couples in a small town rural restaurant? But would it be morally right to ban those couples from a restaurant?
- chillwaves 6y agoNo one is born a conspiracy theorist. Someone spouting asshole opinions is not the same as an immutable trait by birth. Alex Jones is not even being sincere in his quackery, this has been explored in court and he admitted to being a fraud.
- meheleventyone 6y agoBecause we have decided that after decades of bigotry, violence and discrimination that the rights of gay people to their life supersede the rights of free association for public businesses.
- mythrwy 6y agoWe have? Can you show me a national law in the US that says restaurants have to serve gays? See how the "it's a private business so they can discriminate!" works? Keep in mind, as you mention, the shoe has been on the other foot and it will be again. It's better to enshrine and uphold these principals at all times. Not be like a dirty cop planting evidence because "he knows the suspect did it" and try to get to "Right" by cheating. In the end that blows up and it was wrong all along anyway.
- meheleventyone 6y agoWhy do you think I’m talking about the US? There’s a whole world out there.
- mythrwy 6y agoIn that case "We" haven't decided anything at all what you suggest. But now you and I are in the weeds. I hope you see my point, that's all. Discrimination isn't good. Even if you don't agree with the other party.
- meheleventyone 6y agoWe aren’t trying to come to an agreement, we has a lot broader meaning than that. Good luck, have fun. Discrimination isn’t good and propping it up in the name of free speech is gross.
- Anon1096 6y agoReally? 8chan was unable to find any hosts for a very long time, and its future is still uncertain.
- midasz 6y agoLots of people in New Zealand and El Paso won't shed a tear for that fact.