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As a reminder to everyone: the constitutional guarantee to freedom of speech means that the _government_ cannot censor any views (outside of certain exceptions for threatening language, and the like). It does not mean that a private entity has to enable speech that they find objectionable.
So you support the idea that Verizon and AT&T should be free to block whatever content they wish, correct?
However, i feel if this was some left-leaning podcast, the same people supporting this removal would be outraged.
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Floating ideas is not "Fire in a crowded theatre"!
Saying Sandy Hook didn’t happen and that the parents were actors is not “floating ideas”.
As a reminder to everyone: the constitutional guarantee to freedom of speech means that the _government_ cannot censor any views (outside of certain exceptions for threatening language, and the like). It does not mean that a private entity has to enable speech that they find objectionable.
So you support the idea that Verizon and AT&T should be free to block whatever content they wish, correct?
Not necessarily. Apple is a non-monopoly making a judgement about their corner of a decentralised protocol. That’s quite different from an ISP, where many Americans have little or no choice. Particularly when said ISPs have often received lawful monopolies and government subsidies. Context matters. Finally, my ISP doesn’t have terms of use in respect of content; Apple does.
As a reminder to everyone: the constitutional guarantee to freedom of speech means that the _government_ cannot censor any views (outside of certain exceptions for threatening language, and the like). It does not mean that a private entity has to enable speech that they find objectionable.
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So you support the idea that Verizon and AT&T should be free to block whatever content they wish, correct?
> So you support the idea that Verizon and AT&T should be free to block whatever content they wish, correct? Not necessarily. Apple is a non-monopoly making a judgement about their corner of a decentralised protocol. That’s quite different from an ISP, where many Americans have little or no choice. Particularly when said ISPs have often received lawful monopolies and government subsidies. Context matters. Finally, my…
I'm not a fan of either, but interesting to observe the polarized reactions depending on the corporate in question.
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Exactly, now let's make open decentralized app distribution platforms that cannot be censored like this.
Go right ahead. And then watch as nobody uses them. Because nobody other than a fringe minority actually wants free speech in all its deranged, violent, racist, mysgonistic, cruel, abusive forms. The majority of us just want a nice, safe space free from the nasty side of humanity.