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It’s “Congress shall make no law”, not “Reddit shall make no rule”.

by ugh 15y ago

pjscott 15y ago
If you want to argue definitions, censorship is censorship no matter who's doing it.
icebraining 15y ago
It's still censorship, it's just not illegal.
- ugh 15y ago
  Oh, I love censorship by private organizations†. Censorship is what makes my favorite news website great. Can you imagine what a mess it would be if every damn journalist could write what they wanted? Censors (commonly also called editors) are what make a lot of stuff great. Also: Are you really outraged by that? What is wrong with you? — † I make exceptions for critical communication infrastructure that is owned by a single or a small number of private organizations. Reddit is not that. Not by a long shot.
  - icebraining 15y ago
    Oh, I love censorship by private organizations†. Censorship is what makes my favorite news website great. Can you imagine what a mess it would be if every damn journalist could write what they wanted? Censors (commonly also called editors) are what make a lot of stuff great. Not all elimination of speech is censorship, only if they target content that is consider "objectionable" or "inconvenient". Other reasons for eliminating speech (like not reporting the news that they were supposed to report) are not censorship. If an editor eliminates content from an opinion piece simply because they consider it "objectionable", then it's censorship. Are you really outraged by that? Outraged? No. Who says I am? I do find it sad that Reddit isn't a place of free speech (as in, everything-except-illegality), but considering the subjectiveness of the Dost test, I can't say I blame them. What is wrong with you? Plenty.
    - SoftwareMaven 15y ago
      everything-except-illegality CP is illegal...
      - icebraining 15y ago
        How many CP was really there is debatable. But I tell you this: if Reddit had CP, then Facebook is a major CP distributor, probably the largest in the world.

It’s “Congress shall make no law”, not “Reddit shall make no rule”.

by ugh 15y ago

It’s “Congress shall make no law”, not “Reddit shall make no rule”.

pjscott 15y ago

If you want to argue definitions, censorship is censorship no matter who's doing it.

icebraining 15y ago

It's still censorship, it's just not illegal.

ugh 15y ago
Oh, I love censorship by private organizations†. Censorship is what makes my favorite news website great. Can you imagine what a mess it would be if every damn journalist could write what they wanted? Censors (commonly also called editors) are what make a lot of stuff great. Also: Are you really outraged by that? What is wrong with you? — † I make exceptions for critical communication infrastructure that is owned by a single or a small number of private organizations. Reddit is not that. Not by a long shot.
- icebraining 15y ago
  Oh, I love censorship by private organizations†. Censorship is what makes my favorite news website great. Can you imagine what a mess it would be if every damn journalist could write what they wanted? Censors (commonly also called editors) are what make a lot of stuff great. Not all elimination of speech is censorship, only if they target content that is consider "objectionable" or "inconvenient". Other reasons for eliminating speech (like not reporting the news that they were supposed to report) are not censorship. If an editor eliminates content from an opinion piece simply because they consider it "objectionable", then it's censorship. Are you really outraged by that? Outraged? No. Who says I am? I do find it sad that Reddit isn't a place of free speech (as in, everything-except-illegality), but considering the subjectiveness of the Dost test, I can't say I blame them. What is wrong with you? Plenty.
  - SoftwareMaven 15y ago
    everything-except-illegality CP is illegal...
    - icebraining 15y ago
      How many CP was really there is debatable. But I tell you this: if Reddit had CP, then Facebook is a major CP distributor, probably the largest in the world.