Blocking on social media
If you are not living under a rock, like I sometimes try to do, you might have noticed that the so called free speech fighters are trying to convince people about how bad the social media is acting. We all know it started when Twitter and Facebook deleted the Orange Guy.
The people opposing the actions on social media state that there are worse people who are not blocked. That might be true, sure. But maybe these people do not call for actions like the Orange Guy did a.f.a.i.k. If they do then people should report it i.m.h.o.
Facts.... every time someone starts to use a service they are bound to act within the borders of what is granted by the platform they are using. If someone gets kicked from it due to violating the rules then a user can simply go elsewhere. Public or Commercial services have the full right to do so. I even worked with customers for the company I worked for that had to agree they would be blocked if they acted illegal or would be loud mouthing to specific groups.
What does worry me is that Google and Apple both kicked apps like GAP or whatever they are called on which a lot of right winged people are gathering. This is not a service I would use but we are now getting in a situation where those networks are replaced by others where there is no grip on what people are planning there. What is next, kicking Signal offline since governments are not able to control it? I.m.h.o. it is better to know what these people are up to. Sure, I do not mind if they get kicked from Facebook or Twitter, it might make the network more user friendly. But let's not make those people find the dark sides of the internet where there is no control.