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Thanks for saying this. I'm glad I am not the only one feeling this way after all! I literally said the same thing yesterday to another comment in another post
by shripadk 6y ago
Thanks for saying this. I'm glad I am not the only one feeling this way after all!
I literally said the same thing yesterday to another comment in another post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25672161 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25672161
This sort of censorship will backfire badly. I won't be surprised if a real Civil War breaks out in America because of suppression of right wing groups by the Big Tech. This division is very real and scary. I shudder to think what sort of ripple effects it will have on 100+ countries where Big Tech operates! If it can nuke the US President's account what chance do other Presidents/Prime Ministers or Governments have?
Please remember that this is not just an action/reaction issue. It is not that simple. There are Second Order Effects at play. You can't even launch a rival platform without first gaining traction. How would you gain traction if the medium for gaining traction is controlled by Big Tech? How do you promote a Twitter alternative if Google, Facebook, Apple and Twitter ban you from their platforms. Can't advertise on Google, can't put your alternative app on Android Play Store or Apple Play Store, can't promote on Twitter. Literally have no choice but to follow the guidelines set by Big Tech and be at the mercy of Big Tech. We are looking at a Big Tech Cartel controlled by left wing ideology. That's precisely what it is today.
So what should the right wing do? Create a right wing Google, Facebook, Twitter, Apple alternative? Are we staring at the balkanization of internet as we know it?