Reddit updated its rules and banned a lot of major subreddits - e.g., the_donald and gendercritical. I disagreed with a lot of these subs, but this move is really terrifying for the direction of the variety of speech allowed on major platforms. I pray Twitter's not next.
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Would it be that bad though? We've always been limited by laws/rules imposed by others for the general wellbeing. (i.e. must wear a seat belt when driving).
Isn't it a similar scenario?
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This is a good time to pick a backup platform! The open source, free, federated microblogging platform Mastodon is ideologically diverse and permits each instance to decide its own moderation policies. You can search for an instance that appeals to you at instances.social.
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Hey at least we have
But honestly the design is terrible and makes me want to cry. Seeing a tweet's viewcount is nice tho
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Guess that's what happens when a platform needs to be advertiser-friendly and profitable in order to exist.
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If we could speed up the rate at which people are getting banned, to the point there is no interesting content left on these platforms, maybe we can finally move to more open platforms that aren't supported by ad revenue or controlled by a single entity.
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These are private companies. They can do what they want. I'm glad they are using their power to combat misinformation. Of course they will also this power to protect themselves. that's why opensource media is so important
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looks like the free market is regulating the heck out of everything once again.
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They also said it's explicitly okay to encourage hate, but only against white people
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No, though? I regularly read r/gendercritical for example and they didn't seem that bad to me.
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