root_axis

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2011.
by root_axis 6y ago
> I use online messaging and online communication more than I use the telephone network. That's your choice, you don't have to use any particular online messaging service. My cousins communicate over steam more than over SMS,
2012.
by root_axis 6y ago
> I think that these large communication platforms absolutely resemble other large communication platforms that are currently covered by common carrier laws They have nothing in common except the "communication" label. >
2013.
by root_axis 6y ago
It's absurd on its face and this topic has been beaten to death on this forum; the burden of demonstrating why social media websites are like utilities rests on the person making the claim. However, for the sake of discussion, I'l
2014.
by root_axis 6y ago
I see this repeated often, but it's totally incorrect, they do not resemble utilities at all, not even a little bit. I think everyone agrees these companies need more regulation, but the idea that they are in any way comparable to util
2015.
by root_axis 6y ago
So just visit nypost.com, don't rely on twitter for your news.
2016.
by root_axis 6y ago
> "almost always" is not a guarantee of free speech. There is no such guarantee with respect to someone else's private property. > What is "very rare" today can become "more common" tomorrow if th
2017.
by root_axis 6y ago
> And what's to stop whichever company is hosting me from dropping hosting at the first whiff of a Twitter mob? Money that you pay them for the service. This is almost always enough since that's all any of these companies act
2018.
by root_axis 6y ago
> Just today, PayPal terminated the account of one of them PayPal terminated thier account because they run a digital currency and could not satisfy PayPal's KYC inquiries. This is nothing new. > The Nazi website Daily Stormer
2019.
by root_axis 6y ago
> How does one self host their own online speech then Pay for hosting. > that thing should not be controlled by a private company How would this be possible in a capitalist country?
2020.
by root_axis 6y ago
Self-hosted servers are already against Comcast TOS, they tolerate them for casual use but any significant traffic is going to result in a service interruption.
2021.
by root_axis 6y ago
> sometimes almost literally so in giving themselves unlimited IP rights to it This is obviously false. These companies might reserve limited rights to reshare or redisplay your content at their discretion, but it is 100% wrong to say
2022.
by root_axis 6y ago
> What if McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, KFC, and Subway all decided to ban people whose name started with R This isn't a good analogy for several reasons. To start with, restaurants exist in physical space, so losing
2023.
by root_axis 6y ago
Zuckerberg will never buy out your blog. Nobody is owed a spot on google's search index and there is a finite number of spots on the first page of a given search query.
2024.
by root_axis 6y ago
> Currently a handful of billionaire oligarchs own a majority of the sites used for public discourse by ordinary people They own the sites, not the people or their discourse. The people are in complete control of which websites they vi
2025.
by root_axis 6y ago
> We shouldn't be having Zuckerberg or Pichai's opinion on the relative moral differences between Leila Khaled and the CCP affect what speech we can hear regarding it. Then don't use Zuckerberg or Pichai's website.
2026.
by root_axis 6y ago
I'm not sure what you're asking. If the possibility of dents were enough to prevent joyrides then the entire conversation would be moot, blockchain or otherwise.
2027.
by root_axis 6y ago
> It limits who is possibly at fault to a minimum of one of two parties The blockchain adds nothing useful to the setup, you could have the exact same level of confidence if each link in the chain e-mailed a photo to a central inbox.
2028.
by root_axis 6y ago
Nothing proves that the timestamp accurately reflects when the photo was taken or that the photo itself is even accurate. If I wanted to joy-ride one of these cars I'd simply do so before taking the photo. The odometer display can also
2029.
by root_axis 6y ago
What does the blockchain add to the equation beyond what the photo already does?
2030.
by root_axis 6y ago
Cryptocurrncies. That's it. Edit: lots of downvotes for this comment but the evidence speaks for itself.
2031.
by root_axis 6y ago
Forum moderation is not censorship.
2032.
by root_axis 6y ago
Downvotes are not censorship. Half a decade of smart-ass comments like yours have robbed the word of any meaning.
2033.
by root_axis 6y ago
It's certainly possible that we might visit Mars, but colonizing it just isn't possible within the foreseeable future, certainly not within Musk's lifetime. We're not even close to having the technology necessary to surv
2034.
by root_axis 6y ago
The quality of google search is good for consumers, it also isn't anti-competitve to improve the quality of your product, even if you're using resources and knowledge from unrelated businesses to do so.
2035.
by root_axis 6y ago
> The biggest and most powerful corporations in the world right now are tech companies, Not even close to true. JP Morgan, ExxonMobil, Citi, Chevron, ATT, Comcast,, Walmart, GE, GM, Berkshire Hatahway, Pfizer, Johnson & Jhonson...
2036.
by root_axis 6y ago
Applying laws based on MAUs doesn't seem like a reasonable approach. MAUs are a self-reported and subjectively defined metric and the MAU threshold is arbitrarily chosen. Technology laws should not be applied based on apparent popular
2037.
by root_axis 6y ago
It's an option to leave it alone, but it's the site owner's prerogative. If you don't like the site owner's moderation practices that's fine, but there's no reason that your opinion should override the own
2038.
by root_axis 6y ago
Explicit deliberate bias is protected speech.
2039.
by root_axis 6y ago
> It is ok that these companies might do that, but not OK to hide under shields meant for the companies that do not do that (like ISPs) What shields? What kind of consequences do you imagine these sites should face for biased content m
2040.
by root_axis 6y ago
> If it isn't illegal or incitement of violence, it doesn't need to be removed. But it can be removed, because its one of many millions of privately owned websites on the internet... This is the great thing about the internet

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