DDoS-Guard to forfeit internet space occupied by Parler

The technologists of our society have so much potential to work on important tasks for humanity that far outweigh one person trying to make his own social media site.

Re: DDoS-Guard to forfeit internet space occupied by Parler

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Post by AnHonestComment » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:36 PM UTC

TheJoeMan wrote: post #4

Imagine making it your life's goal to destroy other people's legal product because you don't like how a small group of others are using it. The technologists of our society have so much potential to work on important tasks for humanity that far outweigh one person trying to make his own social media site.

This is what fascism looks like.

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Post by richardARPANET » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:37 PM UTC

atonse wrote: post #2

Not all heroes wear capes. They just make phone calls.

Why are you praising someone with too much time on their hands attempting to limit freedom of speech?

Really sad and pathetic.

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Post by ABeeSea » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:37 PM UTC

Scotland should kick them out as well.

Also I find it kind of hilarious how many people who hate Brian Krebs go out of their way to comment on his website. “Free speech” warriors don’t seem to understand freedom to associate or free markets.

De-platforming violent extremists works. We should keep doing it. And shame any company willing to work with violent extremists.

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Post by CyberRabbi » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:38 PM UTC

Ron Guilmette sounds like a real freedom fighter. Good for him. People should not abuse LACNIC

Re: DDoS-Guard to forfeit internet space occupied by Parler

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Post by bjeds » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:39 PM UTC

The real story here I think is how LACNIC handled this.

Who in their right mind will do infrastructural internet business in Latin America going forward if some self-righteous American man can cause them to revoke IP:s assigned to your company?

There is no indication that this Russian internet provider - who claim they are operating in Belize - had a say in the revocation of this IP space.

Looking at the website of DDoS-Guard, it looks to me like a fairly normal internet provider with fairly normal customers.

I hope they buy IP space in other regions going forward, that have due process without causing disruption for their business and their customers.

Re: DDoS-Guard to forfeit internet space occupied by Parler

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Post by squibbles » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:39 PM UTC

> The pending disruption for DDoS-Guard and Parler comes compliments of Ron Guilmette, a researcher who has made it something of a personal mission to de-platform conspiracy theorist and far-right groups.

While this may solve immediate problems (such as the planning of unlawful or otherwise socially harmful events), we should consider the long-term impacts of de-platforming. Does censorship, even if justified, fuel anger and distrust, potentially increasing social conflict in the long-term?

Is it possible to bring fringe groups back into the fold of peaceful civil discourse, or are we simply throwing up our hands and declaring that some percentage of the population must always have their speech regulated? (I suppose this question applies for both social groups and for individuals.)