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> IMHO firing whistle blowers is the kind of action that should be called out as very negative and not something to be apologetic about.

Agree 100%. Daylight is the best disinfectant, especially in publicly traded companies. Every CEO, CMO, etc loves white-knighting ("We care about the environment/our employees!") until the shareholders start calling. Then they're the first to start covering up problems.

That's not to say that you can't have your cake and eat it too - the first place to start is that these corporations have to be honest with themselves and their shareholders about social commitments and financial returns.

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> Daylight is the best disinfectant

Shame about all the deplatforming then

Sunshine as disinfectant only works if the corrupt parties have some sense of shame; they change their behaviour when exposed.

Providing a platform for vile attention-seekers doesn't make them less vile. They have no shame.

I think there's some truth in that. But it also assumes that the consumer (of whatever crap they're spewing) isn't smart enough to understand or see this. IDK - I think most people are capable of seeing through it _provided_ they are exposed to counterpoints. That's not to say that there shouldn't be some level of monitoring. Obviously someone breaking an egregious law and posting it on YouTube should have their post taken down. Admittedly there's probably grey area in that too.

What worries me about content policing and deplatforming is that now the companies that run the platform become the de facto police. And as we see in this very post and many of the associated comments that is a very, very dangerous thing.

EDIT: clarity

The point of not deplatforming people and keeping them in "sunlight" is NOT that they can keep getting shamed by others.

Its that a dialog can happen and people change there minds.

But sadly like you shown its not about finding a solution but winning, feeling superior and dragging other people down.

It's not about them, it's about the viewers of the content. They don't need to be protected and can decide for themselves.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52164358 Obviously some people can't.

That includes people who think they can control what others decide.

Yes, I agree that deplatforming is a bad tactic. That's how you get a bunch of crybullies playing the victim card and complaining about censorship even in unrelated topics.

You are saying this in a very heavily moderated online forum. So HN would be better without this censorship/deplatforming/moderation?

Not sure why you're getting downvoted. Unfortunately this exists. And before I get downvoted (for obvious political reasons) I acknowledge that it happens on both sides.

Do you think this statement makes sense?

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