How do they justify this? What is Parler’s “crime”?
How do they justify this? What is Parler’s “crime”?
You must understand that only accepted speech can be allowed. Accepted speech means only what the regime accepts.
> How do they justify this? What is Parler’s “crime”?
Their real crime is not banning Donald Trump and his supporters. They made no attempt to define objective rules about how Parler should censor actual incitement to violence.
They allowed Donald Trump (POTUS) to use their site for communicating with his followers. That's it. Anything or anyone with some association with Trump will be banned.
Also, do not underestimate their ability to use this moment in time to get rid of a competitor, which Parler is.
My understanding is Parler is an app. Someone else owns the platform it’s running on. That platform will no longer carry them. This isn’t the same as forcing a private business to bake you a cake. This is the landlord cancelling the baker’s lease.
Parler refused to bow down to Google (Cumberland Goods) and Apple Censorship rules.
Watch Parler now!
Because they can.
The "story" is or goes something like this. Because Parler is un-moderated (you know, that whole freedom of expression thing) then Parler may be used to disseminate so-called "hate speech" or in other ways "incite violence."
So of course Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter - the usual suspects in the big-tech left - want Parler to implement moderators, fact-checkers, whatever. In other words, they want Parler to act like they do - squashing true diversity of thought, and toeing the leftist line.
What is their crime? Free Speech
They don't have to justify it. And get ready for a lot worse.
The democRATS have committed so many crimes that they are desperate to silence those who could reveal the truth about them.
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