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I don't agree with censorship. I also don't agree that a private business should be forced to carry products it doesn't want to. If I write a book on Satanism

I don't agree with censorship. I also don't agree that a private business should be forced to carry products it doesn't want to. If I write a book on Satanism, should Lifeway (large Christian bookstore) be forced to carry it? If they don't carry it are they censoring me? Do I have a right to have my book carried at EVERY bookstore? Of course not. Censorship is not a good thing, but it is also ridiculous how the supposed small government, ant-regulation, free and open market, capitalist right-wing thinks businesses should be forced to present views the business does not condone, agree with, or violates terms of use/service. These views are not congruent.

Method-X 6y ago
The “companies can choose to sell or not sell whatever they want” line of reasoning falls apart when you consider the fact that these big tech companies are either legit monopolies or sort of “grey area” monopolies. When you have only a few gate-keepers who effectively control what nearly everyone can access, the existing rules need to be re-evaluated with that in mind.
loveistheanswer 6y ago
The hypocrisy is present on both sides of the debate. And it seems over the decades both sides have been taking turns leading the war on freedom of expression. Not long ago it was the evangelical christians, now its social media activists and Big Tech. Freedom of expression is a fundamentally liberal ideal, and yet at the current moment there are many self proclaimed liberals who are diligently working to silence ideas they don't like. >liberal: willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas.
wdiamond 6y ago
Pay to win is a form of monetization of games, this probably would become pay to be IRL (whatever the content trend). Fake persons are far more dangerous than fake news. Soon counter-spy will become the only business that matter.

Method-X 6y ago

The “companies can choose to sell or not sell whatever they want” line of reasoning falls apart when you consider the fact that these big tech companies are either legit monopolies or sort of “grey area” monopolies. When you have only a few gate-keepers who effectively control what nearly everyone can access, the existing rules need to be re-evaluated with that in mind.

loveistheanswer 6y ago

The hypocrisy is present on both sides of the debate. And it seems over the decades both sides have been taking turns leading the war on freedom of expression. Not long ago it was the evangelical christians, now its social media activists and Big Tech. Freedom of expression is a fundamentally liberal ideal, and yet at the current moment there are many self proclaimed liberals who are diligently working to silence ideas they don't like. >liberal: willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas.

wdiamond 6y ago

Pay to win is a form of monetization of games, this probably would become pay to be IRL (whatever the content trend). Fake persons are far more dangerous than fake news. Soon counter-spy will become the only business that matter.