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: 5, Informative) by aristarchus on Sunday April 14 2019, @04:38AM (10 children)
Who said anything about risk exposure? It is not liability we private organizations worry about, we are not the one's advocating violating anyone's human or legal rights. It is minimizing exposure to insanity that is our goal! That is what drives away decent people, the foaming at the mouth racism, misogyny, transphobia, and libertarianism. So it is in our interests to not allow such lunacy on our platforms. Quite simple, really. Political correctness is just another word for manners, and not being batshit crazy in public.
(Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Sunday April 14 2019, @04:55AM (7 children)
So look to PC activists for good manners?
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(Score: 1, Flamebait) by aristarchus on Sunday April 14 2019, @09:40AM (6 children)
Yes? Do you not think that those who incorrectly point out differences between races are not both rude factually incorrect? Those who point out that they are being racist are only trying to help them be more tactful and factually correct. Basically, PC Activists are trying to save cretin conservatives and alt-right types from publicly embarrassing themselves with their misguided ideology.
But it is like trying to show khallow the errors of his ways, when he is incapable of recognizing, let alone admitting, error.
"Conservatism: An ideology for those whom to think hurts them." Ogwald Spengler.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @01:20PM (2 children)
Nice tautology.
Strong positive correlations for criminality in modern civilization? Low IQ? [psychologytoday.com] If you want to challenge it, you have to challenge "affirmative action". [googleusercontent.com] What else?
Black males do not have elevated testosterone as previously assumed, they do have elevated estradiol levels. [nih.gov] Symptoms of elevated estrogen in males include depression [nih.gov] and poor emotional regulation. The irony of "toxic masculinity" being associated with increased levels of estrogen!
Discussing genetic, [springer.com] environmental [nih.gov] and nutritional [universityworldnews.com] effects on behavior is not "muh racism". We are what we eat and you need to layoff the excrement because you're full of it!
(Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Sunday April 14 2019, @02:18PM
Indeed. I would also argue against 'rude' being related to correctness or incorrectness to any significant degree.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @12:13PM
I just read an article in a most prestigious journal by leading scientists, and they said white supremacist have, on average, mind you, phalli that are 3 inches shorter than normal, or approximately 6.8cm. Not sure if they measured the men, or the women, or if it would have made a difference. Racism = bad science. End of story.
(Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Sunday April 14 2019, @02:20PM (2 children)
Uhh...are you asking or answering?
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(Score: 1, Flamebait) by aristarchus on Monday April 15 2019, @10:47AM (1 child)
Uh huh. Are you cognitively challenged?
(Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Monday April 15 2019, @10:48PM
Depends if any of theses are cognitive impairments
- often stops reading when hitting obvious logical fallacies in a post.
- often abandons conversations with oviously invalid/unshared premises/assertions (unless addressable)
- rarely puts more than a passing thought into, or leaves hanging, conversations where a participant descends into incivility
This results in 'losing' a lot of arguments from some perspectives (or in this case accusations of cognitive deficiency). So be it.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @10:51AM (1 child)
If you are a publisher you are liable for everything on your site, regardless of who put it there. Expect slander/libel suits to come rolling in unless you either censor heavily or have the just-a-carrier defense. That means expect anything more controversial than 'I like strawberry icecream' to be censored.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @11:04AM
I hate strawberry ice cream, and only white supremacists like strawberry ice cream! Everyone knows it has to be strawberry cheesecake ice cream. Geez, does stuff like this still need to be expained?