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The time for an internet free-for-all wild west was when the internet was new and bad actors only hacked things for fun. That time is now over.
by julianlam 6y ago
The time for an internet free-for-all wild west was when the internet was new and bad actors only hacked things for fun.
That time is now over.
- Someone 6y agoBut the big question is “Who’s going to decide who are the bad actors?”. I don’t think the answer to that should be “a few people at large companies that are, at best, kept at bay by rich people buying or selling the company’s shares”. Apple (and Twitter, in closing Trump’s account) act as judge, jury and executioner, and don’t allow appeals.
- DataWorker 6y ago1776-2020. In all seriousness, there’s a balance that can be had. We ought not surrender any freedoms enthusiastically. Once gone, they will be gone forever.
- costsNall 6y agoYou ought to consider: Private companies, users agree to a legal TOS Employees of said companies have free association rights Free speech in the Constitution is rather literal Speak freely No one has to provide a podium or world wide website for you It could be argued you tacitly support censorship by supporting HN which does not allow any and all content