Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

> On the other hand, do we really want a handful of unelected billionaires deciding what is acceptable speech - whether or not we agree with them? We talk about net neutrality, but shouldn't we apply the same standard to hosts like AWS?

Parler was co-founded by an unelected billionaire as a "grassroots" way for the Mercers to push their ideology and their version of "acceptable speech". I don't really have any qualms with their power play getting shut down, and I don't think other businesses should be forced to support it.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: