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Why AT comments are disabled
American Thinker ^ | 1/14/21 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 01/14/2021 5:32:44 AM PST by Renkluaf

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1 posted on 01/14/2021 5:32:44 AM PST by Renkluaf
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To: Renkluaf

Shutting down reader comments is pretty much the death of an online news outlet or political blog, in my opinion. Even if 90% of the comments are posted by nitwits, the remaining posts are often more informative than the original article.


2 posted on 01/14/2021 5:35:14 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("There's somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.")
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To: Renkluaf

Sad but understood


3 posted on 01/14/2021 5:35:19 AM PST by Guenevere (When the foundations are being destroyed what can the righteous do)
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To: Renkluaf

And here I thought that command line statements to Hayes compatible modems were being disabled.


4 posted on 01/14/2021 5:36:27 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Alberta's Child

Gab is still up.

https://gab.com/Matt_Bracken

FrontPageMag and Townhall still have comments.


5 posted on 01/14/2021 5:36:37 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Renkluaf

So AT is letting the mob win. Sad.


6 posted on 01/14/2021 5:36:49 AM PST by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: Alberta's Child

I will take American Thinker anyway, any day....

Taking measures to protect themselves is justified during the socialist takeover


7 posted on 01/14/2021 5:37:40 AM PST by Guenevere (When the foundations are being destroyed what can the righteous do)
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To: Alberta's Child

Everyone be careful


8 posted on 01/14/2021 5:37:44 AM PST by Hot Rod Garage (Shark)
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To: Dr. Sivana

“And here I thought that command line statements to Hayes compatible modems were being disabled.”

Good gosh are we old! You for saying it, me for understanding!


9 posted on 01/14/2021 5:38:19 AM PST by brownsfan (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: Captain Compassion

Would you prefer AT to go the way of Parlor


10 posted on 01/14/2021 5:39:24 AM PST by Guenevere (When the foundations are being destroyed what can the righteous do)
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To: Captain Compassion
-- So AT is letting the mob win. Sad. --

Inevitable. There is no remedy.

11 posted on 01/14/2021 5:39:34 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Renkluaf

They’re probably getting a lot of comments from leftist trolls.


12 posted on 01/14/2021 5:39:44 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: Travis McGee; Renkluaf

Thanks MAGAMATTKAG; good post, Renkluaf.


13 posted on 01/14/2021 5:39:50 AM PST by PGalt
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

They fear being deplatformed based on their comment section.


14 posted on 01/14/2021 5:40:51 AM PST by lodi90
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To: Renkluaf

The Dark Winter has begun.


15 posted on 01/14/2021 5:42:29 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: lodi90

A lot of sites are now dismantling comments or allowing them (even to be read) only by subscription.

I guess free speech on the NET is now to be restricted; it is no longer a public square (unless you can afford your own servers)


16 posted on 01/14/2021 5:42:42 AM PST by CondorFlight
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To: Renkluaf

A website in read only sends it back to the days of print media. They could/should allow comments but make them all pending for approval and approve them later or they could block certain words and phrases. It’s probably already done with certain words like the F word.

Just laziness and/or fear to turn them off.

Check out the technologies the site is using; https://builtwith.com/?https%3a%2f%2fwww.americanthinker.com

Loaded with all the wrong names. Google several times, amazon several times, yahoo, mailchimp.


17 posted on 01/14/2021 5:47:52 AM PST by Pollard (Bunch of curmudgeons)
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The following may be cut off from conservative website access:

cdn.jsdelivr.net
code.jquery.com
discourse-cdn.com
disqus.com (Zeta Global)
google-analytics

The first two, in that list, would substantially alter the appearance/work of some websites.


18 posted on 01/14/2021 5:49:09 AM PST by linMcHlp
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To: Renkluaf

The real problem is psyops agents and screwballs can go to these platforms and begin saying stupid things.

I believe that free speech should be protected even mostly for these types, but then what happens if someone posts CP or other illegal material?

Its a no win since these platforms are too big, they can get away with being selective in policing speech, yet conservatives will be blamed for the most idiotic and screwy things posted by the most crazy people.

The serious problem really, is that Conservatives just don’t have the infrastructure to simply say, “yeah but free speech.” There is no recognized freedom of speech in private business, and what’s happening is private business censoring of free speech.


19 posted on 01/14/2021 5:49:29 AM PST by Bayard
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To: Bayard

We need a new bill of rights for the internet age. That won’t be happening, of course.


20 posted on 01/14/2021 5:51:17 AM PST by lodi90
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