Reddit's new TOS is essentially anti-White

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[–]yellow_algebra_31 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Can it be ruled that they're discriminating against Whites under US law?

[–]AFutureConcern 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

We're in a bit of a bind. These companies abuse the 1st amendment to claim they are "just exercising their free speech" while using it to censor and shape discussion. The tech companies have all the power; the government is relatively impotent (unless the tech companies approve of the government's actions, of course).

[–]yellow_algebra_31 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

what about anti-trust stuff? Hasn't stuff like this happened in the past? The government does have the power to regulate these companies, doesn't it?

[–]AFutureConcern 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The government has the power to regulate these companies, but who controls who is in government? The people. Who controls how the people vote? The tech companies. Who controls the tech companies? A tiny handful of individuals - Zuckerberg, Wojcicki, Brin, Page, Dorsey, Bezos, Cook. Even their own opinions are fed back to themselves in a loop thanks to social media. The tech companies would never allow the government to regulate them unless it benefited them in some way (by crushing their competition, for instance).

[–]yellow_algebra_31 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hm. I think you have a point, but this analysis also sounds overly defeatist imo. As others have pointed out, movements have survived censorship before.