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I hope that we see more situations like this. Providers need to stop moralizing IMHO and it would be nice to see this severely affect their bottom line or even

I hope that we see more situations like this. Providers need to stop moralizing IMHO and it would be nice to see this severely affect their bottom line or even put Patreon out of business.

cecja 6y ago
These tech companies are not the public space you want them to be they are more like clubs and if you don't adhere to these rules you get kicked out. This is a problem of a bad ToS and nothing else.
sp332 6y ago
He's actively directing harassment of anyone who gets in his way. Deciding not to be part of that is not moralizing, it's very practical and might actually be self-defense.
bryanlarsen 6y ago
"In order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must be intolerant of intolerance." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
unity1001 6y ago
With that logic, Patreon would have to keep helping Nazis propagate their ideology back in 1930s. Actually, there are Nazis today. And they are not so far away from what Owen Benjamin represents. So, how long until actual Nazis start using the platform and start gathering followers in a lead up to a new world war?