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If you come up with a good solution, let us know. Until then, I’m happy to support antitrust action against apple/google/amazon/facebook - but for more pressing

If you come up with a good solution, let us know. Until then, I’m happy to support antitrust action against apple/google/amazon/facebook - but for more pressing reasons than the deplatforming of fascists attempting to overthrow a fair and free election.

rendall 6y ago
> more pressing reasons than the deplatforming of fascists Hint: it's the identical problem to deplatforming BLM or Antifa or Occupy or the Proud Boys or pick anyone you agree with that annoys powerful people. "Having the better politics" will not protect you. "Oh they're just fascists" will not protect your peoples.
- mlazos 6y ago
  Except you need to replace “annoys powerful people” with “storms the seat of our government with intent to overthrow a democratic election result” I’m fine with that being the line for companies to ban a political entity. Amazon and google aren’t randomly banning BLM for protesting in cities.
- cycomanic 6y ago
  But they have been doing that since forever and nobody was complaining. Here's a link to when twitter deleted 125,000 ISIS accounts [1] (and they had been monitoring for islam extremist content for much longer already). So I ask why this uproar now that they are deplatforming fascists? [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/05/twitter-deletes-isis-accounts-terrorism-online https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/05/twitter-d...
  - kennywinker 6y ago
    I suspect the difference is more about deplatforming americans than any political view.
PeterStuer 6y ago
Essential Utilities are governed in many places by Universal Service Directives ensuring private companies can not willy nilly choose to deny them as they see fit for commercial or other reasons.
- kennywinker 6y ago
  I am familiar with that concept. Good luck arguing that aws, google play, or the app store is an essential utility.
  - CRConrad 6y ago
    Not all that far from it, though, are they?

rendall 6y ago

> more pressing reasons than the deplatforming of fascists Hint: it's the identical problem to deplatforming BLM or Antifa or Occupy or the Proud Boys or pick anyone you agree with that annoys powerful people. "Having the better politics" will not protect you. "Oh they're just fascists" will not protect your peoples.

mlazos 6y ago
Except you need to replace “annoys powerful people” with “storms the seat of our government with intent to overthrow a democratic election result” I’m fine with that being the line for companies to ban a political entity. Amazon and google aren’t randomly banning BLM for protesting in cities.
cycomanic 6y ago
But they have been doing that since forever and nobody was complaining. Here's a link to when twitter deleted 125,000 ISIS accounts [1] (and they had been monitoring for islam extremist content for much longer already). So I ask why this uproar now that they are deplatforming fascists? [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/05/twitter-deletes-isis-accounts-terrorism-online https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/05/twitter-d...
- kennywinker 6y ago
  I suspect the difference is more about deplatforming americans than any political view.

PeterStuer 6y ago

Essential Utilities are governed in many places by Universal Service Directives ensuring private companies can not willy nilly choose to deny them as they see fit for commercial or other reasons.

kennywinker 6y ago
I am familiar with that concept. Good luck arguing that aws, google play, or the app store is an essential utility.
- CRConrad 6y ago
  Not all that far from it, though, are they?