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Thanks, and this list is indeed, not terrible. Think I found it in the ToS, though. _"Mailchimp also does not allow the distribution of Content that is, in ou

Thanks, and this list is indeed, not terrible. Think I found it in the ToS, though. _"Mailchimp also does not allow the distribution of Content that is, in our sole discretion, materially false, inaccurate, or misleading in a way that could deceive or confuse others about important events, topics, or circumstances."_ Once upon a time, l'd consider this reasonable. They're within their right as a company. But anymore I wouldn't use their service if I was looking for a mail distribution platform.

kstrauser 6y ago
I'm so torn on that one. On one hand, yeah, it's creepy that a company would decide whether my content is truthful enough to carry. On the other, there's been so much targeted disinformation this year that I can totally understand Mailchimp not wanting to carry QAnon idiocy, or anti-vaccine propaganda, or "COVID is a hoax" things, or other content that causes direct, measurable harm against the country.
- crocodiletears 6y ago
  My big issue, is that I don't particularly trust any organnization to audit information in a non-partisan manner within the context of our polarized political and media landscapes. I fully trust that the policy has been implemented with the best of intentions, but without a common core of cultural values, an environment of partisan hostility, and accepted narratives downstream from the raw data being interpreted as the absolute 'truth' by either side, I think it's safest to select contractors that you expect won't fold under political pressure, or engage in their own activism if your product is meant to be mass market. Either that, or integrate a level of service redundancy to account for potential deplatforming from any of your providers. If your product or service is meant to serve a partisan niche, I think you have a lot more latitude.

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Thanks, and this list is indeed, not terrible. Think I found it in the ToS, though. _"Mailchimp also does not allow the distribution of Content that is, in ou

by crocodiletears 6y ago

kstrauser 6y ago
I'm so torn on that one. On one hand, yeah, it's creepy that a company would decide whether my content is truthful enough to carry. On the other, there's been so much targeted disinformation this year that I can totally understand Mailchimp not wanting to carry QAnon idiocy, or anti-vaccine propaganda, or "COVID is a hoax" things, or other content that causes direct, measurable harm against the country.
- crocodiletears 6y ago
  My big issue, is that I don't particularly trust any organnization to audit information in a non-partisan manner within the context of our polarized political and media landscapes. I fully trust that the policy has been implemented with the best of intentions, but without a common core of cultural values, an environment of partisan hostility, and accepted narratives downstream from the raw data being interpreted as the absolute 'truth' by either side, I think it's safest to select contractors that you expect won't fold under political pressure, or engage in their own activism if your product is meant to be mass market. Either that, or integrate a level of service redundancy to account for potential deplatforming from any of your providers. If your product or service is meant to serve a partisan niche, I think you have a lot more latitude.