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this will further isolate the part of population which need to hear alternative viewpoints the most.

by option 6y ago

wjp3 6y ago
Yes - I'm sure Parler was where they heard these alternative viewpoints they so needed to hear...
joshuamorton 6y ago
Parler already banned non-right wing content (contrary to its "free speech" claims). If you wanted to de-escalate on parler, you couldn't. You'd get banned.
- cma 6y ago
  Source on that?
  - joshuamorton 6y ago
    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-predicted-parler-is-banning-users-it-doesnt-like.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-pr... https://happymag.tv/parler-free-speech-social-media-banning-users/ https://happymag.tv/parler-free-speech-social-media-banning-... tl;dr a bunch of liberal and leftist people joined Parler back in June when it got popular. They did so intentionally to test how "free-speech" supporting it was and if it would allow people to post left-wing content. They got banned.
    - cma 6y ago
      The first article says: " And, yes, some people are claiming that Parler's quick trigger finger is mostly about shutting down "left" leaning accounts, but as with Twitter's content moderation, I won't say that for sure unless I see some actual evidence to support it." And the second seems to be a rehash of the first. Most of the substance seems to be based on twitter claims with no verification?
      - joshuamorton 6y ago
        What verification do you need beyond firsthand accounts of multiple journalists who tried to join and were banned? Like that seems about as good as it gets in terms of verification. Do you think random reporters were conspiring and posting nudity to make Parler look ideologically driven when it banned them (there's irony there too, which we'll ignore for now).
        cma 6y ago
        In the first article one tweeting guy is primarily a comedian but also a writer, but looking at the clickbait he writes he doesn't seem too journalistish: https://www.huffpost.com/author/tony-posnanski https://www.huffpost.com/author/tony-posnanski The other isn't a journalist at all as far as I can tell? If leftists are categorically banned (the claim was: "If you wanted to de-escalate on parler, you couldn't. You'd get banned"), then surely there is more than these articles, the second of which is a copy of the first which is a mention of two people tweeting about being banned? I saw the first article back when it first came out and never saw any substantiation, but I didn't keep following it. Is there any significant evidence that leftists are all banned?
- zadokshi 6y ago
  Did you make this up, or did you read an article that made this up? Have you even used Parler?
  - joshuamorton 6y ago
    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-predicted-parler-is-banning-users-it-doesnt-like.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-pr... Among others, DevinNunesCow was banned. Lots of liberals and leftists joined. Lots of them got banned without any reason. Hell, a number of journalists were also banned for...unclear reasons. That's a bad look for an app that claims to support free speech and claims that the solution to speech one doesn't like is simply to counter it. I have no problems with a platform moderating content. But I do find the hypocrisy amusing. > Have you even used Parler? Why would this be relevant to my ability to know who or what the platforms moderation policies were?

this will further isolate the part of population which need to hear alternative viewpoints the most.

by option 6y ago

this will further isolate the part of population which need to hear alternative viewpoints the most.

wjp3 6y ago

Yes - I'm sure Parler was where they heard these alternative viewpoints they so needed to hear...

joshuamorton 6y ago

Parler already banned non-right wing content (contrary to its "free speech" claims). If you wanted to de-escalate on parler, you couldn't. You'd get banned.

cma 6y ago
Source on that?
- joshuamorton 6y ago
  https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-predicted-parler-is-banning-users-it-doesnt-like.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-pr... https://happymag.tv/parler-free-speech-social-media-banning-users/ https://happymag.tv/parler-free-speech-social-media-banning-... tl;dr a bunch of liberal and leftist people joined Parler back in June when it got popular. They did so intentionally to test how "free-speech" supporting it was and if it would allow people to post left-wing content. They got banned.
  - cma 6y ago
    The first article says: " And, yes, some people are claiming that Parler's quick trigger finger is mostly about shutting down "left" leaning accounts, but as with Twitter's content moderation, I won't say that for sure unless I see some actual evidence to support it." And the second seems to be a rehash of the first. Most of the substance seems to be based on twitter claims with no verification?
    - joshuamorton 6y ago
      What verification do you need beyond firsthand accounts of multiple journalists who tried to join and were banned? Like that seems about as good as it gets in terms of verification. Do you think random reporters were conspiring and posting nudity to make Parler look ideologically driven when it banned them (there's irony there too, which we'll ignore for now).
      - cma 6y ago
        In the first article one tweeting guy is primarily a comedian but also a writer, but looking at the clickbait he writes he doesn't seem too journalistish: https://www.huffpost.com/author/tony-posnanski https://www.huffpost.com/author/tony-posnanski The other isn't a journalist at all as far as I can tell? If leftists are categorically banned (the claim was: "If you wanted to de-escalate on parler, you couldn't. You'd get banned"), then surely there is more than these articles, the second of which is a copy of the first which is a mention of two people tweeting about being banned? I saw the first article back when it first came out and never saw any substantiation, but I didn't keep following it. Is there any significant evidence that leftists are all banned?
zadokshi 6y ago
Did you make this up, or did you read an article that made this up? Have you even used Parler?
- joshuamorton 6y ago
  https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-predicted-parler-is-banning-users-it-doesnt-like.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-pr... Among others, DevinNunesCow was banned. Lots of liberals and leftists joined. Lots of them got banned without any reason. Hell, a number of journalists were also banned for...unclear reasons. That's a bad look for an app that claims to support free speech and claims that the solution to speech one doesn't like is simply to counter it. I have no problems with a platform moderating content. But I do find the hypocrisy amusing. > Have you even used Parler? Why would this be relevant to my ability to know who or what the platforms moderation policies were?