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I will never understand why small amount of tech companies should decide who goes into public who not.

by nalekberov 6y ago

koolba 6y ago
Because we let them.
- nalekberov 6y ago
  Who are you to let this happen may i ask, if that's "you", who are the rest? and why the rest should bend into status-quo?
  - elliekelly 6y ago
    In theory it’s “the free market” in action. If your ideas are good and people want to hear them then you’d be able to find a platform to disseminate those ideas to an eager audience.
    - nalekberov 6y ago
      lol "the free market". Which capitalist invented this word?
zepto 6y ago
They don’t. Anyone can post anything on their own website. In Trump’s case he can call a press conference.
- rvz 6y ago
  > They don’t. Anyone can post anything on their own website. Anyone but Trump or the banned-wagon. If Trump hosts a website on GoDaddy or any other hosting service, it will be removed immediately. > In Trump’s case he can call a press conference. Depends where it can be streamed. Given he's just been de-platformed from most streaming services for the general folk. CSPAN perhaps? Sure the media will do it but they can't help but edit it after it has been streamed.
  - kennywinker 6y ago
    > If Trump hosts a website on GoDaddy or any other hosting service, it will be removed immediately. He has websites. They have not been removed. There are decentralized streaming tools that do not depend on any monolithic platforms. You are describing a non-reality.
  - zepto 6y ago
    This is complete bullshit. He’s been banned from a few social networks for terms of service violations. That’s all.
    - rvz 6y ago
      > This is complete bullshit. Given that people are already calling for Godaddy to suspend donaldjtrump.com, I will look forward to the day that it is kicked off of Godaddy just like when they kicked Daily Stormer off for 'inciting violence' [0] and Gab [1] for promoting and encouraging violence against people. > That’s all. You honestly think it will stop there? That is just the start of it all. [0] https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/15/godaddy-ceo-we-booted-the-neo-nazi-daily-stormer-website-for-inciting-violence.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/15/godaddy-ceo-we-booted-the-ne... [1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/28/18036520/gab-down-godaddy-domain-blocked https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/28/18036520/gab-down-godadd...
      - zepto 6y ago
        “calling for Godaddy to suspend donaldjtrump.com” People were ‘calling’ for Twitter to suspend Trump for years. People ‘calling’ for something means nothing. You could be right though, but there are many ISPs. I’d never trust GoDaddy in the first place. I’m sure some are run by Trump supporters. Private businesses get to do business with whoever they like.
kennywinker 6y ago
Instead of a small amount of broadcast companies? As long as mass communication is mediated by corporations, we give them this control - and the alternative is systems without any control whatsoever (for better and very much also for worse). Ultimately, Twitter gave dt a platform, and so it’s theirs to take away.
- deleted 6y ago
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megablast 6y ago
Who should decide??
matz1 6y ago
Because they have the power. When you have power you get to decide the rule.

I will never understand why small amount of tech companies should decide who goes into public who not.

koolba 6y ago

Because we let them.

nalekberov 6y ago
Who are you to let this happen may i ask, if that's "you", who are the rest? and why the rest should bend into status-quo?
- elliekelly 6y ago
  In theory it’s “the free market” in action. If your ideas are good and people want to hear them then you’d be able to find a platform to disseminate those ideas to an eager audience.
  - nalekberov 6y ago
    lol "the free market". Which capitalist invented this word?

zepto 6y ago

They don’t. Anyone can post anything on their own website. In Trump’s case he can call a press conference.

rvz 6y ago
> They don’t. Anyone can post anything on their own website. Anyone but Trump or the banned-wagon. If Trump hosts a website on GoDaddy or any other hosting service, it will be removed immediately. > In Trump’s case he can call a press conference. Depends where it can be streamed. Given he's just been de-platformed from most streaming services for the general folk. CSPAN perhaps? Sure the media will do it but they can't help but edit it after it has been streamed.
- kennywinker 6y ago
  > If Trump hosts a website on GoDaddy or any other hosting service, it will be removed immediately. He has websites. They have not been removed. There are decentralized streaming tools that do not depend on any monolithic platforms. You are describing a non-reality.
- zepto 6y ago
  This is complete bullshit. He’s been banned from a few social networks for terms of service violations. That’s all.
  - rvz 6y ago
    > This is complete bullshit. Given that people are already calling for Godaddy to suspend donaldjtrump.com, I will look forward to the day that it is kicked off of Godaddy just like when they kicked Daily Stormer off for 'inciting violence' [0] and Gab [1] for promoting and encouraging violence against people. > That’s all. You honestly think it will stop there? That is just the start of it all. [0] https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/15/godaddy-ceo-we-booted-the-neo-nazi-daily-stormer-website-for-inciting-violence.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/15/godaddy-ceo-we-booted-the-ne... [1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/28/18036520/gab-down-godaddy-domain-blocked https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/28/18036520/gab-down-godadd...
    - zepto 6y ago
      “calling for Godaddy to suspend donaldjtrump.com” People were ‘calling’ for Twitter to suspend Trump for years. People ‘calling’ for something means nothing. You could be right though, but there are many ISPs. I’d never trust GoDaddy in the first place. I’m sure some are run by Trump supporters. Private businesses get to do business with whoever they like.

kennywinker 6y ago

Instead of a small amount of broadcast companies? As long as mass communication is mediated by corporations, we give them this control - and the alternative is systems without any control whatsoever (for better and very much also for worse). Ultimately, Twitter gave dt a platform, and so it’s theirs to take away.

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megablast 6y ago

Who should decide??

matz1 6y ago

Because they have the power. When you have power you get to decide the rule.