It was number 1 app for 48 hours, post Trump big tech is biggest threat to the world. wall street pales in comparison, china too.
Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
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#132This seems very counter to the whole Net Neutrality movement. If my ISP starts blocking Tor, or charging extra to get to YouTube.
No, it has absolutely nothing to do with Net Neutrality. Which you know by describing things that do somewhat resemble issues of NN, but which have nothing to do with the topic at hand.
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#134in before removed even though it's incredibly relevant
But unlikely to lead to a worthwhile conversation.
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#135If they don’t like it they should create their own government.
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#136An interesting excerpt from a recent Fox News interview with Parler's Chief Policy Officer[1]:
Just watching a Fox News interview with the Parler Chief Policy Officer and she said "People seem to want [tech companies] to 'moderate' as they call it, content on these platforms but that would require 24/7 surveillance and I don't think that is consistent with the principles of America"
For context, she seemed quite non-technical but I thought it was an interesting insight into how systems with good intentions can be miscontrued (willingly or accidentally).
The chyron ironically says "Parler: We will not surveil innocent people" at one point. I guess you'd need to rely on user reports to claim that but you're definitely going to end up with false reports for sure.
On a side note, how could Parler ever operate if Trump pulled Section 230? Wouldn't they instantly be considered culpable (as would every other company) for their users content? It seems like a lose-lose threat.
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#137Political affiliation needs to become a protected class. If your business is open to the public, you can’t deny people service for being gay or black (which is a great thing) - you also shouldn’t be able to deny them service based on their politics.
Why should white supremacy and neo nazism be a protected class in the same vein as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation?
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#138It must feel pretty surreal to be someone that is constantly moving to different communication apps and instantly finding them pulled by anyone and everyone. We've seen an escalation of this from higher-level platforms (obviously Twitter can ban an account if they desire) to medium-level platforms (I suppose Apple gets to pick what I can do on my own phone even if it feels a bit wrong), but I'm curious if this will a…
It's due to extreme virtue signaling, basically cancel culture. These companies have to behave alongside the social pressure or else they're going to lose revenue.
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#139Regardless of your political persuasion, you should be concerned about this. Massive multinational corporations having this much power over our speech is not healthy. If they can do this to a sitting President of the US, they can do it to every single one of us.
Parler refused to remove calls to violence. If I were Apple, I wouldn't want them in my app store either.
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#140The real dunk will be if AWS acts. They’ve acted before against Gab properties.