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Why Epik welcomed Gab.com
This post will summarize why Epik welcomed Gab.com. It will also address why I believe the operators of the site have the right to be online.
epik.com
So, who the heck is Epik? Never heard of them.
After GoDaddy cut ties following Pittsburgh shooting, Gab back online thanks to Seattle startup
A Seattle startup has inked a deal to host domain registrar services for Gab.com, the site that was dropped by GoDaddy and other companies in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
www.geekwire.com
The story is here: https://epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html
Let Freedom Ring
To the casual observer, the case of Gab.com seems like it is something new. It is not. It is history repeating itself. While there are consequences to actions, there is also the proverbial risk of throwing out the baby with the bathwater. My hope, for all of our sakes, is that Gab.com treads wisely, using its liberty for the betterment of most, and the enlightenment of all.
Sincerely,
Robert W. Monster
Founder and CEO
Epik.comNovember 3, 2018
Maybe it's my browser configuration, but gab.ai doesn't seem to be working, completely. But, they haven't gone away. The pages that load are filled with bitterness, and maybe even some hate speech, if you're into that sort of vilification. Still don't know diddly about Robert Monster, but maybe he's a "good guy".
Previously: Social Media and the Pittsburgh Shooter: Gab.com Going Down
Gab's Plan To Use Blockchain To Make Itself Indestructible
(Score: 4, Interesting) by DannyB on Wednesday November 07 2018, @02:52PM (1 child)
The picture is more complex as you say.
I want to point out: the telephone is, and especially more so in the past, a one to one communications medium. So what one says in private to another person or small group was not quite the same thing as the internet, which can be both a broadcast medium and an infinite printing press that distributes tweets in real time.
As much as I think some speech simply does not belong, or perhaps more properly those who hold the ideas behind some speech, I think that those who control "the tubes" (both connectivity, IP addresses, and DNS) should not be denying service based on content of speech. Nor on how unsavory an internet site, or its users may be. Instead go after the users. It's the same thinking behind copyright infringement. Don't blame the site, blame individual users who are the ones engaging in such activity.
It seems that we already do go after people who make plans to overthrow the US government. Or who truly threaten our democracy. Or plan terrorist attacks. So there is already some level where you don't get the "free speech" card.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday November 07 2018, @03:12PM
Don't blame the site, blame individual users who are the ones engaging in such activity.
Hear Hear! The real danger comes from the followers and believers, but it's much more expedient to silence the speakers, being a singular focal point and all. But make no mistake, the blame is on the crowd.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..