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It’s an interesting hypothesis. I wonder if we can verify if. Are there really awful services out there? I’m think 4chan - do they have an app? And more to the
by DenisM 6y ago
It’s an interesting hypothesis. I wonder if we can verify if. Are there really awful services out there? I’m think 4chan - do they have an app?
And more to the point - would AWS and Stripe deplatform them?
- bjtitus 6y agoJust a few examples of deplatforming situations: 8chan and Cloudflare: https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/04/cloudflare-will-stop-service-to-8chan-which-ceo-matthew-prince-describes-as-a-cesspool-of-hate/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/04/cloudflare-will-stop-servi... Daily Stormer by Cloudflare: https://blog.cloudflare.com/why-we-terminated-daily-stormer/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/why-we-terminated-daily-stormer/ In 2007, Verizon blocked a text message campaign from an abortion rights group: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/us/27verizon.html https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/us/27verizon.html Similar kinds of censorship have, realistically, been going on for quite a while. IMO it's the monopolies which are now making it more of a concern. Deal with the anti-trust problem and everyone wins.