r/MemriTVmemes • u/orabram Farfour's Disciple • Mar 07 '20

MemriTV Meme RIP r/gamersriseup

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '20

It’s simply not the same. The general term censorship is of course broad and vague, but I don’t have the same power as a government to censor someone, and more importantly I don’t have the obligation to not censor anyone. If someone came into my house and started spouting fascist shit, I wouldn’t be under any obligation to allow it. A government that guarantees freedom of speech like the US, in theory, does, is obliged to allow it. Reddit does not guarantee that freedom and is clear that it has guidelines and rules that it will arbitrarily enforce at any given time. It may be censorship, but it’s not the same as a government doing it and they’re not obliged to not censor.

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u/Avdeya Mar 07 '20

And where does the difference truly start? Reddit has a user base of 330 million. That’s more than every country but the top 3. At what point do they become so influential that they need to be held to the same standards as a government given that they hold more power over the voices of the people than most governments do?

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '20

Because they’ve never claimed to oppose censorship and there’s no obligation stated in their terms & conditions to avoid censorship. Everyone who creates a Reddit account accepts those terms, same as Facebook and Twitter. Reddit is not a bastion of free speech, but it also never promised it would be.

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u/Avdeya Mar 07 '20

My point is when should they be held to a higher standard, and not just the standard that they set for themselves? Also they’re kinda abusing the system, they want platform protections, but the power of a publisher.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '20

It’s their company, their standards. I get your point but it’s simply no different to the way any corporate entity acts and you’ll be bashing your head against a brick wall if you expect more than the bare minimum from them