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> I can think of fewer things less inline with classical American Constitutional ideals than to cheer on organizations that hunt down individuals and silence th
by Judgmentality 5y ago
> I can think of fewer things less inline with classical American Constitutional ideals than to cheer on organizations that hunt down individuals and silence them for thoughts expressed on other platforms.
The moderation team of twitch is pretty much universally hated by the internet. I don't think anybody is cheering them on.
- Alupis 5y agoTwitch is just the latest organization to jump onto the political silence bandwagon.
- Jonnax 5y agoPersonally I find it hilarious that American conservatives who have for decades been advocates of silencing people for things like being against wars, sex/violence in music/film/video games, and homosexuality, are now campaigning on being victims of the "cancel culture" they themselves have advocated for.
- Alupis 5y agoI wonder if you're confusing public debate and a vocal minority with actual bans of things? I'm not aware of any actually banned video games in the US, for instance. We should talk about those things in public - and not everyone will agree. That's how it's supposed to be. It's brand new, however, to wield the power to literally cut off your political enemies from more than half of the population with a single click of the mouse.
- coldpie 5y ago> It's brand new, however, to wield the power to literally cut off your political enemies from more than half of the population with a single click of the mouse. Indeed. The remedy here is to enforce anti-trust laws.
- reaperducer 5y agoI'm not aware of any actually banned video games in the US, for instance. There was an Atari 2600 game that involved rape which was banned in some community on Long Island. That's the only one i can think of.
- Alupis 5y agoInteresting, however I doubt this community had any mechanism to actually ban the game, other than just saying they disapprove. Kind of like the "banned books" we all read in high school.
- Jonnax 5y agoSome schools banned Harry Potter in America. Also this article states that Twitch that the misconduct is this: "It said examples of this “severe misconduct” include terrorist activities, child sexual exploitation, violent extremism, credible threats of mass violence, carrying out or deliberately acting as an accomplice to sexual assault and threatening Twitch or its staff." Which one of these are just political opinions?
- hallway_monitor 5y agoWell, they already call out terrorist activities, which makes me wonder what "violent extremism" refers to. Maybe something as simple as taking a hard line against abortion and peacefully holding a sign outside a clinic could be considered violently extreme?
- Alupis 5y agoNo public schools banned Harry Potter, because they cannot do so. And a private school "banning" a book isn't an actual ban. You could still purchase and read the book if you desired.
- Jonnax 5y agoSo a private company can do what they want? But Twitch can't?
- Alupis 5y agoI think we're having that debate right now, no? Was it wrong for a private school to "ban" a book? I think so... do you?
- Jonnax 5y agoSo you're having a different debate to what the article is about. Do you think it's wrong for twitch to ban people for: "terrorist activities, child sexual exploitation, violent extremism, credible threats of mass violence, carrying out or deliberately acting as an accomplice to sexual assault and threatening Twitch or its staff."? Banning a book isn't even in the same ball park. I think it's pathetic of the school.
- rodgerd 5y agoFeel free to ask the Dixie Chicks about how no conservative has ever participated in cancel culture.