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Jordan Peterson is Releasing a ‘Free Speech’ Alternative to Patreon Called Thinkspot

posted by janrinok on Sunday June 16 2019, @08:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the thinks-pot-should-be-legal? dept.

aristarchus writes:

From reporting by The Daily Dot.

Conservative psychologist/alt-right guru Jordan Peterson officially announced that he is launching what he calls a "free speech platform" known as Thinkspot.

Peterson insists that Thinkspot will adhere to his principles of anti-censorship so strongly that the platform will only ban or remove users if it is ordered to do so by the U.S. court of law. Because there's no way that could go horribly wrong.

Peterson also mentioned that Thinkspot will have a minimum word count as opposed to a maximum. "If minimum comment length is 50 words, you're gonna have to put a little thought into it," Peterson said to the right-wing outlet NewsBusters. "Even if you're being a troll, you'll be a quasi-witty troll."

Thinkspot is being marketed as a creator-to-consumer payment processor such as Patreon while also serving as an alternative to services such as Twitter and YouTube.

Thinkspot has an intended release date of August 2019.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 16 2019, @10:09PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 16 2019, @10:09PM (#856361)

    Well, it was more of an analogy for the praetorians in other countries. Not everyone is as blessed to live in Ruby Ridge - I mean America.

  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 16 2019, @10:17PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 16 2019, @10:17PM (#856365)

    Except Ruby Ridge [wikipedia.org] wasn't about free speech:

    Following a Marshals Service reconnoiter of the Weaver property pursuant to a bench warrant for Weaver after his failure to appear on firearms charges, an initial encounter between six US marshals and the Weavers resulted in a shootout and the deaths of Deputy US Marshal William Francis Degan, age 42, the Weavers' son Samuel (Sammy), age 14, and the Weaver's family dog (Striker).