Hughster on Nostr: #[0] The below is not true! Platforming hate speech under a "freedom of speech, not ...
npub1lslwn6kpyfkj3xp3zk6jd2epur5gjdeawklnsh9nd498xy50ezdqfz9c2x (npub1lsl…9c2x) The below is not true!
Platforming hate speech under a "freedom of speech, not freedom of reach" banner is what's turned Twitter into a cesspit of hatred under Musk and *not* platforming it is what makes Mastodon so much nicer and safer.
Hate speech is not free speech, and censoring it *does* work—the moderation policy on this server and the continuous efforts of moderators is exactly why you hardly ever see it here.
"You'll be able to find it anyway" is not a reason to platform it.
Platforming hate speech under a "freedom of speech, not freedom of reach" banner is what's turned Twitter into a cesspit of hatred under Musk and *not* platforming it is what makes Mastodon so much nicer and safer.
Hate speech is not free speech, and censoring it *does* work—the moderation policy on this server and the continuous efforts of moderators is exactly why you hardly ever see it here.
"You'll be able to find it anyway" is not a reason to platform it.