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Re: Parler
From: niels=nanog () bakker net
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:58:08 +0100
* web () typo org (Wayne Bouchard) [Sun 10 Jan 2021, 16:40 CET]:
On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 04:32:29PM +0100, niels=nanog () bakker net wrote:* sronan () ronan-online com (sronan () ronan-online com) [Sun 10 Jan 2021, 14:46 CET]:While Amazon is absolutely within their rights to suspend anyone they want for violation of their TOS, it does create an interesting problem. Amazon is now in the content moderation business, which could potentially open them up to liability if they fail to suspend any other customer who hosts objectionable content.Didn't that ship sail when they booted WikiLeaks off their platform?Yeah, pretty much.See, the real issue here is AUPs which initially were used to make sure users knew that their services could not be used to facilitate illegal things and then used to keep order on the platforms by restricting abusive behavior. However the definition of "abusive" has now been extended so greatly and with constantly changing rules that it's making the statement, effectively, "if we don't like what you say, or if we don't like you or your business, sucks to be you."
It's amazing how far the world has stumbled that "fomenting violent insurrection and calling for the murder of elected officials" now falls under standard T&Cs against abusive behaviour where this used to be perfectly fine a year ago.
(That was sarcasm.) -- Niels.
Current thread:
- Re: Parler, (continued)
- Re: Parler Dan Hollis (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler Michael Thomas (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler niels=nanog (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler Jim Mercer (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler John Von Essen (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler John Levine (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler Jay R. Ashworth (Jan 13)
- Re: Parler james jones (Jan 14)
- Re: Parler niels=nanog (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler Wayne Bouchard (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler niels=nanog (Jan 10)
- RE: Parler Keith Medcalf (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler Matthew Petach (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler Rod Beck (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler Jay Hennigan (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler Richard Porter (Jan 10)
- RE: Parler Keith Medcalf (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler Matthew Petach (Jan 10)
- Re: Parler William Herrin (Jan 10)
- Re: more bad lawyering about Parler John Levine (Jan 10)