> We are going to take things down that are unsafe, that are hate speech, that are harassment. It's not a legal obligation, it's an obligation to the ecosystem of the site.
Censorship, it seems.
Censorship, it seems.
You may have the right to say whatever you want, but not on a blog I'm hosting for you.
Independent blogs and forums, and even independent media, are declining. The future is trending toward hosted content, with only a few hosts.
Encouraging a few powerful companies to censor anything they like, without restriction, because their platforms are private property is different from accepting reasonable censorship.
Free speech doesn't mean anyone has a responsibility to build and offer what you want the way you want it just because you want it.
Censorship is a real thing, like when the president of Turkey prosecutes people for insulting him. There are phrases that literally may not be said in that country.
Medium isn't telling you your speech isn't legal, but they have no obligation to lend you a megaphone.
Unfortunately most of us aren't billionaires.
"The press is free, for anyone that owns one."