I’m 100% behind the idea of deplatforming trolls, even if they claim it’s a political message. “Don’t Troll” has been a good rule since Usenet days, and I don’t see why it should be otherwise.
Whoever owns the platform. If enough people don’t like the policies of the platform. They are free to create their own. I have no problem with Facebook and Twitter deciding how their platforms should be used.
I do however think that infrastructure companies like ISPs should be neutral. I don’t even consider hosting companies as infrastructure companies. As long as I have an internet connection, I can host whatever I want to.
But the French revolutionaries couldn't just go and create another France, in the way that some of the Nazis on Twitter moved to Gab and or some of the trolls on Reddit moved to Voat.
Turns out that a platform full of Nazis or trolls isn't as popular as one that isn't. But that should surprise no one.
I’m 100% behind the idea of deplatforming trolls, even if they claim it’s a political message. “Don’t Troll” has been a good rule since Usenet days, and I don’t see why it should be otherwise.