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Frustrated with Parler deplatforming, I am building a service no one can silence

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Re: Frustrated with Parler deplatforming, I am building a service no one can silence

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post #11

Why not install INN and then slrn or similar and do it via Usenet? The free.* hierarchicy is available.

Not secure enough? People operating the servers see everything you are doing, this is no-no for whistleblowers.

You operate your own servers

You use your own encryption

Re: Frustrated with Parler deplatforming, I am building a service no one can silence

#132
Only election-truthers and violence peddlers get scared when Twitter deplatforms election-truthers and violence peddlers.

As far as I can tell, serious conservatives haven't been touched.

Watch as Trump supporters use every logical fallacy in the book to avoid this fact.

Re: Frustrated with Parler deplatforming, I am building a service no one can silence

#134

Number one with 27 points in 20 minutes for yet another chan board (named...pepe ) with a risible rationale? News for hackers, indeed.

I didn’t know what R5N was until I read this. Ignoring technology because you don’t like the context seems short sighted.

Yes, quality nuggets can be found even among refuse, but my point was not to discount that potential. Thanks to the length of the manifesto/thought experiment, at least the first half-hours' worth of upvotes were provided because of the absurd premise/worldview, not in spite of it.

If that seems fine to you (speaking royally here), you're in the right place.

Re: Frustrated with Parler deplatforming, I am building a service no one can silence

#135
post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meh, at least it goes into some technical details. More than I can say for some of the crap that reaches the front page.

I was out, when it didn't use Blockchain

It kinda does: https://1b677b8f8bb20100.github.io/introduction/#why-is-pepe...

Re: Frustrated with Parler deplatforming, I am building a service no one can silence

#136
post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You sir, are not familiar with the old testament.

I... am? This is actually my entire point. It's a principle broken on many occasions, but nobody walks around saying "Oh, we shouldn't even TALK about not killing — that's IGNORANT — because there are so many exceptions where it's okay to kill people." You can still guide around important principles, even if reality imposes exceptions!

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Re: Frustrated with Parler deplatforming, I am building a service no one can silence

#137
post #80
post #9

Parler is a shit hole, and at this point I’m not sure we need another social network anything. The major ones do a lousy job of policing fake news and misinformation, and from your tone it sounds like you support that garbage. I’m pretty sure giving every moron on earth a globally-accessible soapbox is about the stupidest idea humankind has ever had.

I'm not sure how anyone holds this opinion. Do you really believe that this will result in fair, unbiased reporting? Who is the long-term great arbiter not only of the news but removal of non-news? I'm also not sure why your worldview seems to be that given access to all opinions, the stupidest ones too, people will not and cannot learn to make informed judgements for themselves. You will see some stupidity but it's…

> Do you really believe that this will result in fair, unbiased reporting?

One could make the argument that the eras in which only those who had money or political power had a real voice resulted in a more stable society. Allow everyone to have a voice (full freedom of speech) but outlaw platforms that truly try to give a voice to everyone. If someone really wants to put out a message they can go to the street corner and shout whatever they like, no matter how bad it is, unrestricted.

Re: Frustrated with Parler deplatforming, I am building a service no one can silence

#138
post #9

Parler is a shit hole, and at this point I’m not sure we need another social network anything. The major ones do a lousy job of policing fake news and misinformation, and from your tone it sounds like you support that garbage. I’m pretty sure giving every moron on earth a globally-accessible soapbox is about the stupidest idea humankind has ever had.

These exact same things were said about the printing-press when it was the epitome of new, high-technology.

Before the printing press came out, literally no one had a voice. It was simply too expensive. Printing press actually allowed some people to have a voice, but you still needed money to fund it. Going back to an era where you need money to have a voice wouldn't be a bad idea. A good start would be to outlaw any social network from also running an ad network, for-pay social networks only. Then I'd know only people who actually cared would be saying things.

Re: Frustrated with Parler deplatforming, I am building a service no one can silence

#139
post #9

Parler is a shit hole, and at this point I’m not sure we need another social network anything. The major ones do a lousy job of policing fake news and misinformation, and from your tone it sounds like you support that garbage. I’m pretty sure giving every moron on earth a globally-accessible soapbox is about the stupidest idea humankind has ever had.

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Re: Frustrated with Parler deplatforming, I am building a service no one can silence

#140
post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not secure enough? People operating the servers see everything you are doing, this is no-no for whistleblowers.

You operate your own servers You use your own encryption

How would you trust anyone? Anyone can claim they are the good guys. With open source software, you can at least audit a project and the technical decisions (that make sure no one controls the network, even the authors) behind it.
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