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

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: 5, Insightful) by darkfeline on Sunday June 16 2019, @11:30PM (4 children)

    by darkfeline (1030) on Sunday June 16 2019, @11:30PM (#856391) Homepage

    The only claim that needs to be true is: "Thinkspot [...] will only ban or remove users if it is ordered to do so by the U.S. court of law".

    If this is upheld, I don't really give a crap what Jordan does in his free time. It would be refreshing to have a platform that truly allows free speech.

    With that said, I can see the platform getting mobbed into oblivion the moment something newsworthy happens: "God hating terrorists fund activities on this platform!", "This platform promotes racism, sexism, anti-diversity, etc.", "Thinkspot is a safe harbor for pedophiles!"

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  • (Score: 2, Troll) by ilPapa on Monday June 17 2019, @12:01AM (3 children)

    by ilPapa (2366) on Monday June 17 2019, @12:01AM (#856403) Journal

    With that said, I can see the platform getting mobbed into oblivion the moment something newsworthy happens: "God hating terrorists fund activities on this platform!", "This platform promotes racism, sexism, anti-diversity, etc.", "Thinkspot is a safe harbor for pedophiles!"

    Or, it can become like a previous right-wing attempt at a "free speech platform", 8chan, and actually become a a site that promotes terrorism and a safe harbor for pedophiles.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 17 2019, @01:09AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 17 2019, @01:09AM (#856426)

      8chan

      It's 8ch, clearly you don't even know the subject.

      promotes terrorism and a safe harbor for pedophiles.

      Pizzagate again? If it was true, why hasn't it been shutdown?

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 17 2019, @02:40AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 17 2019, @02:40AM (#856453)

      The chans have existed far before the current right-wing movements. 4chan goes through phases but basically exists as a counter culture. It used to be liberal under Bush, evolved libertarian by the end, and has moved to the right with Trump. As the culture became more acceptable of trannies, pedophiles, and abortion the chans liberal opinion eroded and they became increasingly hard right against the spread of degeneracy.

      • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 18 2019, @01:32AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 18 2019, @01:32AM (#856862)

        Can't tell if it is meant to be funny. The chans are the very hives of degeneracy.