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I think you're misinterpreting the definition of hosting — I believe the grandparent was referring to web hosting (not a site "being the host of" specific disco

I think you're misinterpreting the definition of hosting — I believe the grandparent was referring to web hosting (not a site "being the host of" specific discourse).

kajecounterhack 6y ago
Oh you read the OP's comment differently. I don't think they were talking about an actual web host, because given context it sounded much more like they were talking about a platform that is "hosting" users. E.g they say ```Trying to censor all of the "bad" stuff is a huge can of worms and is not something huge platforms should even try to be doing.``` << clearly talking about social media platforms Yeah obviously a company providing server resources has / should have nothing to do with user moderation. Same with ISPs. They couldn't do anything if they wanted. I guess some webhosts have policies against hosting adult content but it's probably more about avoiding legal issues (e.g with CSAI) than anything else.
- Thorrez 6y ago
  >I don't think they were talking about an actual web host This HN post is about a blog hosted by WordPress.com (but not on the hostname wordpress.com). So given that context I think it's clear this is about blog hosting. I agree that "platform" is a bit confusing, but WordPress.com the company can be called both a host and a platform (Wikipedia calls it both[1]). I would say that WordPress.com is in between a regular web host and a social media platform, but closer to web host, especially when a custom domain is used, as it is here. >clearly talking about social media platforms I don't think that's very clear. Especially given the previous debate about Cloudflare taking down Daily Stormer[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress.com [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15031922 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15031922

I think you're misinterpreting the definition of hosting — I believe the grandparent was referring to web hosting (not a site "being the host of" specific discourse).

kajecounterhack 6y ago

Oh you read the OP's comment differently. I don't think they were talking about an actual web host, because given context it sounded much more like they were talking about a platform that is "hosting" users. E.g they say ```Trying to censor all of the "bad" stuff is a huge can of worms and is not something huge platforms should even try to be doing.``` << clearly talking about social media platforms Yeah obviously a company providing server resources has / should have nothing to do with user moderation. Same with ISPs. They couldn't do anything if they wanted. I guess some webhosts have policies against hosting adult content but it's probably more about avoiding legal issues (e.g with CSAI) than anything else.

Thorrez 6y ago
>I don't think they were talking about an actual web host This HN post is about a blog hosted by WordPress.com (but not on the hostname wordpress.com). So given that context I think it's clear this is about blog hosting. I agree that "platform" is a bit confusing, but WordPress.com the company can be called both a host and a platform (Wikipedia calls it both[1]). I would say that WordPress.com is in between a regular web host and a social media platform, but closer to web host, especially when a custom domain is used, as it is here. >clearly talking about social media platforms I don't think that's very clear. Especially given the previous debate about Cloudflare taking down Daily Stormer[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress.com [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15031922 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15031922