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Weird to me how misdirected the mass outrage against tech censorship feels, given that it's really the payment processors doing the most to stigmatize & make un
by rektide 5y ago
Weird to me how misdirected the mass outrage against tech censorship feels, given that it's really the payment processors doing the most to stigmatize & make untenable any form of speech & commerce they consider risky.
- matheusmoreira 5y agoGoogle and other advertisers are also part of the problem. They set policies on what is and isn't acceptable for sites with ads they serve. Sites will literally censor themselves out of fear Google will pull their ads.
- MattGaiser 5y agoPayment processors are doing it in response to mass outrage, particularly about revenge porn.
- concordDance 5y agoReally? I thought they just had rather conservative people on their board.
- drak0n1c 5y agoProbably not, as they are now blocking payments and bank accounts for some conservative sites and public figures.