Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while

Post by imtringued » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 10:39 AM UTC

SpicyLemonZest wrote: post #273

hintymad wrote: post #209

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Some posts below said that banning for hate speech was really a charade. But if that's true, what's wrong with retail investors pooling their resources to squeeze short? How is it different from a hedge fund pooling resources to flex their muscle of financial engineering?

There wouldn't be anything wrong with that. There'd be a lot right with it, honestly - I would be trumpeting it as a clear victory of the little guy over snobby funds who don't think anyone else can understand finance. But what's happening right now is almost certainly a pump and dump with a short squeeze as a facade. I've seen a lot of commenters who seem to be grievously misled about the actual mechanics of a short…

Post by nix23 » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 10:41 AM UTC

Traster wrote: post #714

NotPavlovsDog wrote: post #669

This is really exciting, feels like open standards, independent internet is going to continue getting extreme motivation to expand and establish, with private "freedom of speech" censorship by for-profit platforms. We're going to see more fragmentation, and growth of closed platforms perceived by users as "slightly less evil" such as telegram vs watsapp. This may also motivate the return to truly open internet ideals…

People need to stop being so lazy and throwing around the word censorship. If a bunch or teenagers come into my coffee shop and start loudly calling each autists and retards I'm going to kick them out. I'm not censoring them by kicking them out.

Post by ZGDUwpqEWpUZ » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 10:42 AM UTC

Traster wrote: post #730

_v7gu wrote: post #725

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Thousands of such online communities, and you only throw out the ones that threaten your hedge fund?

By your standard every newspaper, every TV channel, every website that refuses to publish my views is censoring me. It's an absurd standard to call censorship. Discord has made no attempt to stop anyone saying anything, they're just chosen not to lend these people their megaphone.

Post by maccard » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 10:44 AM UTC

namibj wrote: post #747

Jonnax wrote: post #741

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Where does discord say it's for free discussion? In two clicks I found their community guidelines on their website: https://discord.com/guidelines Second rule: "Do not organize, promote, or coordinate servers around hate speech. It’s unacceptable to attack a person or a community based on attributes such as their race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or disabilities…

It's messed up when there are auto-banning bots that hit those with disabilities for speaking out on the issues they face in everyday life.

Post by StreamBright » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 10:45 AM UTC

Traster wrote: post #714

NotPavlovsDog wrote: post #669

This is really exciting, feels like open standards, independent internet is going to continue getting extreme motivation to expand and establish, with private "freedom of speech" censorship by for-profit platforms. We're going to see more fragmentation, and growth of closed platforms perceived by users as "slightly less evil" such as telegram vs watsapp. This may also motivate the return to truly open internet ideals…

People need to stop being so lazy and throwing around the word censorship. If a bunch or teenagers come into my coffee shop and start loudly calling each autists and retards I'm going to kick them out. I'm not censoring them by kicking them out.