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Trolls can be ignored. Bad ideas can be expressed in good faith.

• tptacek 6y ago
  In neither case are we obligated to tolerate them.
  • phonypc 6y ago
    Depends what you mean by "we" "obligated" and "tolerate". Users certainly aren't legally or morally obligated to engage with content they find objectionable. HN, reddit, youtube etc. can legally remove whatever content they see fit, but I'd argue, being largely platforms for expression, they're morally obligated to tolerate objectionable speech.
    • tptacek 6y ago
      Do you have any arguments that would be persuasive to people who don't believe that HN is morally obligated to host spirited defenses of child pornography? ("No" is a fine answer!)
      • phonypc 6y ago
        I'm probably not capable of arguing for the idea of free speech any better than has been done before, no.