Why I am deeply alarmed by reddit censorship

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[–]magnora7 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, I have to wonder, if a website is the #6 most visited website on the entire internet, shouldn't that be considered a public utility? Why is a private company with a few randos at the head, able to completely control and censor international discourse? It's quite insane, if you really step back and look at it.

That's why we need like 100 reddit alternatives, and they all need activity. We need to democratize our speech by democratizing our presence around the internet.

The fact everything on the internet has coalesced around Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, is just upsetting. I think that era is coming to an end for obvious reasons.

[–]thebonkest 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's because nobody wants to admit the Bill of Rights applies to private entities too because that would take away their ability to censor and dominate other people however they want.

People don't really respect rights anymore.