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So can I be banned from a social media platform if it so happens that I am a member of a church that forbids something and it so happens that I am vocal about i
by bialpio 6y ago
So can I be banned from a social media platform if it so happens that I am a member of a church that forbids something and it so happens that I am vocal about it?
> But by and large, if you do or say something on my premises that I dislike, I can kick you out.
It cannot be a fuzzy "I dislike what you do", as it is prone to selective enforcement (and I can still discriminate based on what you are, but maintaining plausible deniability).
- triceratops 6y agoI have no idea, legally speaking, what they would be permitted to do. In reality what they would actually do would depend on what that "something" is. If it's something like "don't eat meat on odd-numbered dates", you're probably fine. On the other hand, you say something harmful or distasteful to other protected categories, you'd be lucky to keep your account. They'd weigh the harm to you of kicking you off versus the harm to others by letting you stay and (of course) the PR liability incurred by doing either. If the discrimination criteria are broadly found to match up with a protected class you're in legal hot water. IOW using proxies for "plausible deniability" is a risky strategy and businesses have been punished in the past for doing it. > It cannot be a fuzzy "I dislike what you do", as it is prone to selective enforcement You're right it can be. But again, consider the alternative on online forums. Anyone could post porn or vulgarity on religious forums, or socialist propaganda on business forums. It would be very disruptive if selective enforcement weren't allowed.