Property rights argument for why deplatforming long users should be illegal: "[As with prescriptive easements one] has a right to the mixing of their labor with property.... I put a lot of work into my Twitter account ... tilled the soil, sowed the seeds"https://elaineou.com/2018/08/07/a-lockean-theory-of-digital-property/ …
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Replying to @NickSzabo4
At what point does it constitute 'deplatforming'? If I sign up and behave like a jackass with 1 subscriber, and get banned, am I still being 'deplatformed'?
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Replying to @___Lucky_Luc___ @LukeHardiman
Prescriptive easements usually kick in after frequent use for a certain time period, e.g. five years is typical, but if you have a long gap of inactivity (e.g, more than one year) the calendar can reset, the five year time starts over.
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Replying to @NickSzabo4 @LukeHardiman
Other factor is how much you invested. Back to the property analogy, I let you build a bridge on my property to give you access to yours. Even if it's only been a month, you can't decide to not let me use my bridge anymore. So, if someone invested a lot in their youtube channel..
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That bridge would normally come with a contract though.
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Contracts are incomplete though. You can't think of everything and if it's not specified in the contract you have to fall back on property law.
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