They want to dump on platforms for taking action against hate speech and instigating violence because "someone else censored political activism". It's a disgusting point of view.
You're worried about free speech - but what happens when an elected official calls for violence against a group of people? What happens when those calls for violence are answered and people die?
There is a reason yelling fire in a crowded theater is not protected speech, and companies should be in the business of censoring speech that incites violence.
It will have to come from the community then. A community has no inherent right to a service - or to the time and effort of the people who build and maintain it.
So maybe alternative won't arise - because spending hours building a product and paying to host it for people who can't or won't pay is a hard sell.
The fear of death due to infection by a pandemic is new. The need for PPE and lack thereof is new. Firing whitleblowers in the face of a pandemic and meeting to smear them (with public proof thanks to a leak) is new.
We didn't think Amazon was nice and cuddly - but this is a good point for Tim to exit.
Jumping on someone doing a principled thing at personal cost for "not doing it sooner" is so cynical. I think we can criticize Amazon's long history of being repressive without shaming someone who publicly did the right thing.
Because Trump is petty and destructive, and his voters love him for "hurting the right people".
What none of them realize or care about is when power shifts the other way - there will be calls to stop funding red states.
Red states take and take, and hurt blue states whenever they can. Look at the hurricane in NY and NJ and the response to it, and the response in LA. We're tired of always pitching in to help and do the right thing even as the people we help demonize us and try to hurt us. Enough. Fund yourselves with your conservative politics. We'll use our money to give ourselves a state worth living in.
Thank you for everything you said. The reality is more nuanced and depends on the specifics. The "law" being zealously cited here isn't a rule. Nor is the thought an approach is wrong if a big organization failed at it.
Because "consumer choice" isn't a practical and full response to corporate abuse of power. Regulation is complete - if it's a well written regulation it works.
Some on this site seem to be ruthlessly selfish. They do not care about those who are at risk - and would rather rush back to the way things were.
It's ethically vile, and deserves nothing but spit.
That anyone will die should be reason enough to slow down and do the right thing. Covid-19 has revealed how thin some margins are for businesses we need to survive. Condemning the sick to die and going back to normal isn't just cruel and evil - it's shortsighted and foolish.
The comment by "Enopoletus Harding" is racist and idiotic.
EDIT: Wow - what the fuck is wrong with HN readers?