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Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler

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Re: Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler

#161

Every single player in this saga deserves nothing but contempt. Trump is reprehensible and his supporters are brainwashed. Big Tech conglomerates now openly disenfranchise and deplatform millions of people simultaneously through a coordinated effort. The implications for the future of speech and dissent are terrifying. Just disgusting and depressing in every way. An internet utopianist's nightmare. I don't want to li…

Awwww... can't little mookie get himself a gay wedding cake anymore? Sad.

Re: Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler

#162
post #23

Regardless 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.

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Re: Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler

#163
post #146

I've read comments saying, "if you don't like Apple's policies, build a new smartphone." Are these people aware that that the same type of argument lead to the creation of parler: "if you don't like twitter censorship, build a new platform". It will be built. What then? At this point we are heading towards a complete mitosis of our information channels based on political ideology.

Dead cops and civilians are not a political ideology. Don’t conflate incitement for free speech.

Re: Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler

#164
The same folks who think you can't force a bakery to bake a gay cake want to force Apple to distribute an app or Twitter to publish anyone's nonsense.

You can't have it both ways. For the self-proclaimed free-marketers, how is this different?

It's about scale. We have an antitrust issue, not a free speech issue.

Re: Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler

#169

Every single player in this saga deserves nothing but contempt. Trump is reprehensible and his supporters are brainwashed. Big Tech conglomerates now openly disenfranchise and deplatform millions of people simultaneously through a coordinated effort. The implications for the future of speech and dissent are terrifying. Just disgusting and depressing in every way. An internet utopianist's nightmare. I don't want to li…

I was ok with Facebook doing it, I'm not ok with a hosting kicking a paying customer out like this.

Re: Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler

#170

Every single player in this saga deserves nothing but contempt. Trump is reprehensible and his supporters are brainwashed. Big Tech conglomerates now openly disenfranchise and deplatform millions of people simultaneously through a coordinated effort. The implications for the future of speech and dissent are terrifying. Just disgusting and depressing in every way. An internet utopianist's nightmare. I don't want to li…

Parler is openly and proudly hosting violent content.

Their entire claim to fame is hosting the content no one else will host, but the obvious downside is no one will host you if that's your business plan.

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