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Packt reports that Gab's Dissenter browser extension was removed from Mozilla's Firefox add-ons on April 10th (people already using it can continue to do so), and was booted from Google's Chrome browser the next day. Gab pitches itself as an anti-censorship social media platform that only prohibits speech that is illegal. Their Dissenter browser extension and associated website allow people to share comments about any webpage, giving users the ability to share comments on articles, videos, etc., regardless of whether or not the website hosting the content has a comments section. Mozilla's rationale for the ban was that Dissenter was being used to promote violence, hate speech, and discrimination, but they failed to show any examples to bolster that claim. Gab plans to develop their own browser in response.
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 13 2019, @11:18PM (8 children)
Yes, those horrible people against hate speech. Now, those in favor of hate speech have ... wait for it ... villainous labels for people not sharing their skin color, ethnicity or religious beliefs. This is the pot calling the kettle
blacknon-white.(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @12:58AM (7 children)
"hate speech" is constitutionally protected speech. They say it and we call them out. Isn't hating free speech "hate speech" in and of itself?
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @01:17AM (1 child)
Is being intolerant of people who are intolerant of you intolerance?
Hate speech may be constitutionally protected, but that doesn't mean it has to be accepted or tolerated by civilized people. Something does not have to be illegal for it to be shunned by society.
The whole white supremacy bullshit is based on tribalism. The irony here is that long before there were "laws" tribes had cultural norms that were accepted within their tribes. And they banished those who violated them. Now white "nationalists" want to be accepted (e.g., not be banished by society) while they are claiming everyone else should have to leave "their" country.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @05:47AM
Book-burning nazis against censorship. The irony is strong but those people will never see it. It's against republican party policy.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @11:24AM (4 children)
I will fuck you for saying this! I will kill you for saying this! I will rape your dog, burn your house, taunt your cat with a laser pointer, and convert your daughter to democratic socialism! And you have the gall to say that I cannot threaten you like this, when I know your home address, or at least your IP address, and I am coming for you? See, you obviously white privileged motherfucker, words have consequences, and you are responsible for the consequences of your words, just as I am for mine threatening you.
However, since I am only an AC on the internets, I am sorry I can offer nothing in compensation, other than the advice to go wash your underware and pants, so they will not reek of urine. But, fun while it lasted? Enjoy your White Genocide!
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday April 14 2019, @06:50PM (2 children)
Taunt his cat with a laser pointer? YOU MONSTER!
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @12:52AM (1 child)
Cats *love* laser pointers!
They'll chase the dot for *hours*. They know it's not real and they love it anyway.
I've gone through many laser pointer batteries and my cats just can't get enough.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @12:20PM
And, you sadistic bastard! You just had to open the box, didn't you? And now we know, one way or the other, the quantum state of your cates. Discrete, or polycartisian?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @11:05PM
Well, you didn't threaten to convert him to islam you are not all that bad