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That's a fair point, but I think it depends on whether someone is clearly inciting violence. In the case of Trump's Twitter ban I would agree with you - it wil
by MarkMc 6y ago
That's a fair point, but I think it depends on whether someone is clearly inciting violence. In the case of Trump's Twitter ban I would agree with you - it will enrage Trump supporters and cause them to disengage from constructive debate. And Trump's tweets aren't really examples of 'inciting violence'.
But in this case some Parler users are saying, "They should have burnt down Nanci Pelosi's house with her inside" and "That cop should have been shot and bleed out".
This is clearly encouraging acts of violence, and the costs of giving such people a megaphone outweigh the benefits of engaged debate. So Apple is right to insist that Parler moderate such speech.