Koby, we keep telling you this again and again: Having the government distinguish between who is a "platform" and who is a "publisher" raises first amendment issues.
Also, being banned from say Twitter is not being banned from social media, as other social media outlets exists, and anybody interested in what somebodies views are can look for it where that person publishes.
Exactly. Being banned from one outlet–no matter the size–is not a ban from the internet in general. If that were the case, then Red Candle games would not be able to sell their games Detention and Devotion anywhere because they were delisted from Steam and GOG. But here they are.
But whenever an actual example of censorship of speech shows up — especially liberal/progressive/Democrat speech — those same Republicans fall awfully silent.
(In case you want to listen to the track on a streaming service such as Spotify or Apple Music or download from, say, Amazon or iTunes, I've renamed it "The Washington Post (is a Terrible Newspaper)" because I didn't want the "explicit lyrics" label, so I was discretionary (thanks Stephen T. Stone for clarifying the difference!).
The ONLY way to lower prices is to increase competition from smaller players who cannot be gobbled up by the big guys, and co-ops are the way to go because they are owned by the subscribers.
I completely agree with this approach. It's just that far too many states have–due to the bribery, erm, "lobbying" of the Telecoms–banned this approach from ever taking place. Like I said, I think community broadband and local independent ISPs should be done more often! It's just that the Telecom monopolists have rigged the game.
I'll be frank: a week ago I would have told you there is a near-zero chance this project ever sees the light of day. Nintendo appears to have proved me wrong on that. Good on them.
Maybe Nintendo proved you wrong in that .0000001% chance, eh? After all, I make music on ancient Nintendo Hardware, so as strict as Nintendo adheres to their monopolies, they do have a, um, light side.
You really don't know how TechDirt's comment section works, now do you? Mike Masnick doesn't arbitrary decree whether a comment is insightful, funny, or hidden behind a pink clickwall; the community here decides that by voting on those "+" icons on the upper-right area of the comment and if enough of one are gathered, the respective effect (insightful light bulb, funny lol, or abusive/trolling/spam pink clickwall) ensues.
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Koby, we keep telling you this again and again: Having the government distinguish between who is a "platform" and who is a "publisher" raises first amendment issues.
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I thought their savior was an orange dude with bad orange hair from Queens and who now lives in Florida…
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Agreed. It's weird seeing these right-wingers becoming these hardcore communists.
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Exactly. Being banned from one outlet–no matter the size–is not a ban from the internet in general. If that were the case, then Red Candle games would not be able to sell their games Detention and Devotion anywhere because they were delisted from Steam and GOG. But here they are.
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Not merely silent, but even supportive.
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Typical of the Washington Post.
The Washington Post's ugly and pernicious editorial decisions are why I labeled my cover of John Philip Sousa's "The Washington Post" as "The Washington Post (is a Shitty Newspaper)".
(In case you want to listen to the track on a streaming service such as Spotify or Apple Music or download from, say, Amazon or iTunes, I've renamed it "The Washington Post (is a Terrible Newspaper)" because I didn't want the "explicit lyrics" label, so I was discretionary (thanks Stephen T. Stone for clarifying the difference!).
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Wyden is only one Senator. So is Bernie Sanders. Two senators alone do not legislation make.
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There's a difference when it's done with intentional malice and when it's not. This was not.
Swing and a miss.
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Quis moderabat ipsos moderatores?
I think that's how you say it in Latin…
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Oh please, you really think American Christians listen to what an anti-imperial Palestinian from the middle east has to say? Get real. /s
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I completely agree with this approach. It's just that far too many states have–due to the bribery, erm, "lobbying" of the Telecoms–banned this approach from ever taking place. Like I said, I think community broadband and local independent ISPs should be done more often! It's just that the Telecom monopolists have rigged the game.
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Yay! My Memorial Day weekend is happy just knowing that! Thank you so much and you have an excellent day!
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How did this bad dudes comment do?
Hey Leigh…
On the interest of full transparency, how did this comment of mine rank when it came to funny comments? It's one comment of which I'm really proud!
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Wow, a Presidents of the United States of America parody about an actual President of the United States of America…
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Yow. Agreed. Mr. Beadon, you should fix that, stat.
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I don’t think those are mutually exclusive.
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Of course; he’d rather live in Nazi Germany.
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Or did they?!?!?
Maybe Nintendo proved you wrong in that .0000001% chance, eh? After all, I make music on ancient Nintendo Hardware, so as strict as Nintendo adheres to their monopolies, they do have a, um, light side.
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Well, Curiosity both killed Schrodinger's cat and didn't do anything to fatally harm it.
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You really don't know how TechDirt's comment section works, now do you? Mike Masnick doesn't arbitrary decree whether a comment is insightful, funny, or hidden behind a pink clickwall; the community here decides that by voting on those "+" icons on the upper-right area of the comment and if enough of one are gathered, the respective effect (insightful light bulb, funny lol, or abusive/trolling/spam pink clickwall) ensues.
Are you dumb, or just high on dunning-kruger?
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