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Similar news: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16668267 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16668267 What I learned from that post is that as soon as you
by yegle 6y ago
Similar news: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16668267 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16668267
What I learned from that post is that as soon as you start share your file, it's no longer a private file and stricter guideline/requirement applies.
This is also indicated from the TOS:
> Files in your individual drive are private, until you decide to share them.
- jeffbee 6y agoYes, it turns out the the web is not, in fact, a giant virtual seastead unbothered by the norms and rules of society. If you distribute information via computer networks it will be subject to scrutiny to see if it is malware, copyrighted by someone else, exploitative, seditious, etc.
- centimeter 6y agoIt's disingenuous to conflate Alphabet Corporation's political strategies with "the norms and rules of society".
- hootbootscoot 6y agoIt's disingenuous to conflate a private entities exercising their rights to "refuse a problematic client service" with infringement of the constitutionally protected free speech by a governmental entity.
- Thorentis 6y agoOh boy, another "private entities can do what they want" argument. What's the point in saying freedom of speech only applies in public places and protection from the government, and then turning around and handing over control of the biggest tool for sharing information (the Internet) to private companies? Sorry, but the "private companies can do what they want" argument is old and tired when it comes to censorship.
- Craighead 6y agoYour ISP, your phone carrier, your free saas platform you share misinformation on, the place you're posting this comment, these are all private companies. Private companies can do what they want when it comes to censorship, if you don't like it, then fix it, otherwise, you need to learn that this is how legal precedence works.
- 34679 6y agoAnyone who doubts this argument should also take a look at the increasing role of private companies to circumvent your 4th Amendment protections on behalf of your government. A limited set of examples: -License plate location databases -Cell location databases -Contact databases The 4th may prevent your local PD from gathering all that data on every citizen, but it doesn't stop them from buying it from private companies that collect it. This is a problem.
- pbreit 6y agoOr someone deems it "misinformation", whatever that means.
- deepl_derber 6y agoJust a guess but I think it means it promotes a bunch of false claims about COVID that could lead to people getting hurt or killed.
- thejynxed 6y agoSo I guess they banned the CDC & WHO from posting anything after they both parroted Chinese propaganda (read: lies) about no human-to-human spreading ;)