you're going to see companies go back to bare metal and fiber where they peer their network with the internet and existence isn't determined by the outrage of the day and the whims of a platform provider.
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#322People love this and it honestly makes me sick. “Because what I don’t like is being removed I’m happy” —- Now what happens when something you DO like is removed? It will be like DMCA but for political content. They start with the obvious abuse and then whack anything they don’t like with it. AND YOU’RE ROLLING OUT THE WELCOME MAT!
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#323Parler is a cesspool and I'm not sorry to see it banned. The Amazon cost-benefit calculation must have been trivial (minute AWS payments compared to talent and reputation costs of hosting Parler).
Yet, this also validates the choice of competing retail chains to not host on AWS. Sure we can excuse this use of power by Amazon, but it's not impossible to see Amazon abuse it - there's no transparent criteria offered by Amazon* and no way to appeal. Best not to give them the temptation to use this power for bad.
* E: Yea, they give out a criteria in the article, but for all we know there'll be another criteria for someone else when it suits them. I think one could make a balanced way which would achieve the same result (banning Parler), as quickly, without giving Amazon too much power.
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#324Where do we draw the line on how we censor the internet? Obviously actual terrorist group sites can and should be taken down, but this feels like it's getting more murky than that. - Should we be okay with Facebook censoring these groups? - Should we be okay with Google censoring search results? - Should we be okay with Apple censoring apps? - Should we be okay with AWS censoring websites? - Should we be okay with Go…
Paid platforms & the open internet is where this is going.
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#325Use saas, it's safe, they said...
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#326What a time for news. It was only two hours ago when I wrote: "I'm curious if this will also escalate to low-level platforms (will hosting companies, registrars, or even ISPs start taking similar actions on a regular basis?)" when Apple removed the app, following Google Play from yesterday. It would seem this cycle is certainly not done perpetuating itself as of yet. I think we are going to have some rough times ahea…
> I have no interest in this app or those on it, but they are probably going to get much more upset and feel much more persecuted.
The nature of fascism (as outlined in Umberto Eco's essay in the matter) is that they will use both victimization as well as victory as means to further the narrative that they and only they should hold power.
In practice, there movements are much more cowardly than they appear, which is why the crushing of fascist movements has been either actively violent, ostracizing, and causing embarrassment to its followers.
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#327Lets consider this possibility: if there was systemic voter fraud [1] then this is again another action done to supress the information and prevent from more people learning about the possible voter fraud. Not only are social media platforms supressing voices, there is also the media which has the option to decide what to cover and what not to. These are the primary ways people stay informed. Note: not an American. […
The lies you're repeating have now gotten people killed.
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#32810 years from now: “I never thought a leopard would eat MY face!”
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#329Just build your own website bro Just build your own host bro Just build your own financial banking system bro Just build your own water and power infrastructure bro
Just don't plan to assassinate a country's legitimately elected representatives bro(?)
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#330Lets consider this possibility: if there was systemic voter fraud [1] then this is again another action done to supress the information and prevent from more people learning about the possible voter fraud. Not only are social media platforms supressing voices, there is also the media which has the option to decide what to cover and what not to. These are the primary ways people stay informed. Note: not an American. […
Take this garbage out of the way. There was no systemic fraud. You are peddling lies.