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That's a small minded way to look at this. Consider for a moment that now Digital Ocean has just signaled that you can't reliably host anything on DO for more

That's a small minded way to look at this. Consider for a moment that now Digital Ocean has just signaled that you can't reliably host anything on DO for more than just technical reasons. Post something someone doesn't like, despite it being true? It can be removed. Let that sink in, because your comment is calling out the OP for being a jerk. You are making claims, legal claims, such as "he harassed a guy" as if they he was already guilty of the crime of harassment.

heavymark 13y ago
I fear the same. Post anything that DO doesn't like or one of their friends do not like they can take you down. If DO wants to censor honest publications whether legal by their TOS or not then their future customers need to be aware of this as I for one would have never thought it was possible unless doing something illegal with a website.
macspoofing 13y ago
>Post something someone doesn't like, despite it being true? It can be removed. Which service would allow you to just post anything you like?
- jasonlotito 13y ago
  Outside of things like child porn and other blatantly illegal things, there are lots of hosting providers that allow you to post things others may not like. Basically, it's as if Amazon threatened someone's account on AWS because someone posted an article about something Jeff Bezos actually said.
  - macspoofing 13y ago
    I've used this example above, but requesting he remove identifying information from the post is a prudent and reasonable request. Reddit, for example, had major issues with vigilante groups forming after some inflammatory posting which also named some private individuals. More often than not, it led to innocent people being harassed. I've just re-read the original post, and it's a total personal attack against a private individual for no good reason. What's he trying to do? Embarrass him? Get him fired? Why target some random Google employee for a semi-controversial opinion. What's his motivation?! >Basically, it's as if Amazon threatened someone's account on AWS because someone posted an article about something Jeff Bezos actually said. Jeff Bezos is the founder, CEO and the public face of one of the biggest corporations in the world. This Googler is not Jeff Bezos. He's just a developer, one of thousands at Google. There is a difference here.
chillingeffect 13y ago
Yup, after hearing good things about DO on here lately, I was hoping to give them a try. This kind of fracas, though - in which ONE person is able to fabricate a story and exercise tyrannical control via proxy - dissuades me heavily from that. Maybe if I were to use DO, one of my competitors could trump up some charges and persuade them to drop my "droplet"? Do I want to deal with that possibility? Hell, I feel nervous just posting this here, now! Who knows what they'll do to me in the future based on this text! (/me copies this post, logs out, creates new user id.) This leads me to think that in terms of "digital society," we are still behind Hannurabi's Law and even Sharia Law. We are in the Wild West and power in the form of oligarchy is the rule. I hope more of us geeks read up on their philosophy. [1] [1]http://www.philclassics.libsyn.com/ http://www.philclassics.libsyn.com/ Welcome to the bottom of the pile, DO. It could have been magic.

heavymark 13y ago

I fear the same. Post anything that DO doesn't like or one of their friends do not like they can take you down. If DO wants to censor honest publications whether legal by their TOS or not then their future customers need to be aware of this as I for one would have never thought it was possible unless doing something illegal with a website.

macspoofing 13y ago

>Post something someone doesn't like, despite it being true? It can be removed. Which service would allow you to just post anything you like?

jasonlotito 13y ago
Outside of things like child porn and other blatantly illegal things, there are lots of hosting providers that allow you to post things others may not like. Basically, it's as if Amazon threatened someone's account on AWS because someone posted an article about something Jeff Bezos actually said.
- macspoofing 13y ago
  I've used this example above, but requesting he remove identifying information from the post is a prudent and reasonable request. Reddit, for example, had major issues with vigilante groups forming after some inflammatory posting which also named some private individuals. More often than not, it led to innocent people being harassed. I've just re-read the original post, and it's a total personal attack against a private individual for no good reason. What's he trying to do? Embarrass him? Get him fired? Why target some random Google employee for a semi-controversial opinion. What's his motivation?! >Basically, it's as if Amazon threatened someone's account on AWS because someone posted an article about something Jeff Bezos actually said. Jeff Bezos is the founder, CEO and the public face of one of the biggest corporations in the world. This Googler is not Jeff Bezos. He's just a developer, one of thousands at Google. There is a difference here.

chillingeffect 13y ago

Yup, after hearing good things about DO on here lately, I was hoping to give them a try. This kind of fracas, though - in which ONE person is able to fabricate a story and exercise tyrannical control via proxy - dissuades me heavily from that. Maybe if I were to use DO, one of my competitors could trump up some charges and persuade them to drop my "droplet"? Do I want to deal with that possibility? Hell, I feel nervous just posting this here, now! Who knows what they'll do to me in the future based on this text! (/me copies this post, logs out, creates new user id.) This leads me to think that in terms of "digital society," we are still behind Hannurabi's Law and even Sharia Law. We are in the Wild West and power in the form of oligarchy is the rule. I hope more of us geeks read up on their philosophy. [1] [1]http://www.philclassics.libsyn.com/ http://www.philclassics.libsyn.com/ Welcome to the bottom of the pile, DO. It could have been magic.