A vast web of vengeance
I believe in the concept of free speech, but I’ve said it before: free speech is the right to speak without going to jail, and that’s the extent of it. It doesn’t mean the right to be heard, or the right to speak without other consequences. And this is a clear cut case where the supposed right to be heard is profoundly damaging to the targeted individuals and to society as a whole.<p>So why don’t we apply the same standard to speech which targets larger groups? Why is it OK for platforms to publish the 30K lies [0] made by the former US president - for the profit of both the platform and the politician - but not ok for these horrid shame sites to exist? Why is it OK for Google to redirect these people and sites to &#x2F;dev&#x2F;null, but not for Twitter or Facebook to do the same?<p>Anyone who is upset by this article needs to understand that the only difference between the vengeance nutbags and lying politicians is the scale of the damage they can cause.<p>It’s got to stop.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Veracity_of_statements_by_Donald_Trump" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Veracity_of_statements_by_Do...</a>