To all the people complaining about the big platforms censoring or sanitising users content: Host your own stuff! Decentralise and diversify. Not only technology but also jurisdiction.
As Google’s Good Censor memo points out, social media are now consolidated. If you try to build something like Gab and don’t play by the rules that the big players agreed upon, you may find yourself excluded from hosters, payment, and search.
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I'm speaking of hosting your own blog for example … I think you're really missing the point
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It is quite irrelevant that you are able to post your ideas somewhere without getting prosecuted. The discussion is about whether you are allowed to significantly influence the opinions of others.
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