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Freedom of speech doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want on someone else’s server. The project was hosted on GitHub, so GitHub can take significant action to
by goodoldneon 5y ago
Freedom of speech doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want on someone else’s server. The project was hosted on GitHub, so GitHub can take significant action to protect the community. He can host his project elsewhere if he doesn’t agree with GitHub’s actions
- Aerroon 5y agoWhat about somebody else's internet connection? If we apply the same logic to ISPs then the future of the internet would look quite bleak.
- BoysenberryPi 5y agoWhether you agree or disagree with it, ISPs have the right to fire you as a customer. However, I don't usually see that exercising that right unless it's for piracy.
- bawolff 5y agoIf we applied your logic everywhere, moderation wouldn't be allowed. That also seems pretty bleak.
- dsego 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality
- goodoldneon 5y agoI think ISPs should be a utility, but I don’t think git websites should
- Miner49er 5y agoOf course, no one is saying GitHub wasn't allowed to do what they did. What people are saying is GitHub shouldn't have done that.