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> It's just the new normal. Yes it is. If we want platforms that allow truly free speech, this is part of the cost of that privilege. Much in the same way, her
by jnorthrop 12y ago
> It's just the new normal.
Yes it is. If we want platforms that allow truly free speech, this is part of the cost of that privilege. Much in the same way, here in the US, we allow the KKK to rally in public. We don't have to like it, and we don't have to participate, but trying to legislate it or regulate it to a state where it is free from undesirables will ultimately lead to abuses that will limit speech from minorities.
- cryoshon 12y agoOne thing that I found to be missing from this article is that reddit doesn't really actually care for free speech-- it cares for making money. When the "free speech" is getting them really bad PR, it gets removed from the root. When the "free speech" is ignored by the mainstream or lauded, it's allowed. It isn't really free speech because you're still not allowed to say certain things.