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The platform does. This isn't hard. You can go check out Gab or whatever right now and see what happens when a platform prides itself on 'free speech'. A platform turning into a toxic wasteland because it doesn't want to ban or kick people off for being nasty means only the people who thrive in the muck will join.

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Getting feelings hurt is not a crime. Harming people physically or financially is a crime. GAB isn't harming anyone. I don't like GAB but end of the day just because I don't like something banning them entirely is a form of evil. They have a right to exist. Most don't like them. They will never be a massive force of reason. Let it go because it's not going anywhere.

What does this have anything to do with what I mentioned? I pointed to Gab as an example of why not curating your site is bad and what it leads to. This is why social media sites ban highly inflammatory content.

You said blacklisting from any source is abhorrent. Then I recommend you post on Gab until you realize why curation is necessary.

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