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I can't help but say it, but I fear Democrats will tolerate this deplatforming, and even call for it (look at AOC), only to entrench Big Tech further down. In t

I can't help but say it, but I fear Democrats will tolerate this deplatforming, and even call for it (look at AOC), only to entrench Big Tech further down. In the end, they'll conclude that BigTech is so huge that only they are the rightful arbiters of an app store, hence we'll not see a breakup or any disciplinary action on them soon. It's already too late for a competing app store to develop, but now is the time for government to actually hold its nose and protect the small players. Else why bother with the charade of Free Speech and governmental sovereignty, when both of those will be controlled by tech platforms in proxy?

xupybd 6y ago
This pattern is unfortunately non partisan and goes much deeper than the current culture wars. In the past we were not doing business with people due to the color of their skin, we've done it due to their sexuality and now we are doing it due to their political views. Well this probably isn't the first time people have been sanctioned like this for political reasons. I think in every totalitarian government that has ever exists, left or right this sort of thing has happened. There is something about human societies that is tricky to get right. We want freedom for everyone to live life as they choose, to do with business with whom they choose. But we also have to have a society where everyone is free to have access to the same basic services. Online services are new and uncharted territory but they are becoming increasingly important.