This post was suprisingly more nuanced and well-balanced than the comments seemed to make it out to be.
The author notes the effectiveness of deplatforming when it comes to reducing the ability of extremist groups to radicalise others, but also discusses the problems with adopting it as the main tool for enacting social change. In particular, that we, as a society, are outsourcing the global gatekeeping of free expression to unelected malevolant american mega-coorporations.
Overall, I thought this was a good article that identifies and reasonably evaluates a lot of the simple traps that permeates such discussions about free speech and social media.
The author notes the effectiveness of deplatforming when it comes to reducing the ability of extremist groups to radicalise others, but also discusses the problems with adopting it as the main tool for enacting social change. In particular, that we, as a society, are outsourcing the global gatekeeping of free expression to unelected malevolant american mega-coorporations.
Overall, I thought this was a good article that identifies and reasonably evaluates a lot of the simple traps that permeates such discussions about free speech and social media.
Definitely worth a read.