When you restrict freedom of speech for a group you don’t agree with, it leads to a toxic society that only tolerates viewpoints on the whims of the majority of society. This is clearly not what the Founding Fathers intended.
When you restrict freedom of speech for a group you don’t agree with, it leads to a toxic society that only tolerates viewpoints on the whims of the majority of society. This is clearly not what the Founding Fathers intended.
Gab's complaint isn't that they're being "denied a platform" --- though that's one of several falsehoods they're surely like you to believe. It's that they're being denied access to the most convenient and cost-effective platforms. Essentially, they're demanding FRAND access to cloud providers for white supremacist Twitter. And FRAND isn't the default anywhere in commerce, let alone for white supremacists.
Someone was always going to take Gab's money. Even Stormfront, which is simply Gab without the pretend rules about harassment, is still up and running. As well, it was always going to come out which providers are willing to take Gab's money, and we'll see what impact that has on them in the market, when other people exercise their freedom of speech and association and refuse to do business with those providers.