Is the Whonix project run by fascists? https://micahflee.com/2020/06/is-the-whonix-project-run-by-fascists/
@micahflee The problem I have with this is just how breathlessly you're labelling Gab as "neo-Nazi". Undoubtedly there are people who embrace all the adjacent labels on that particular platform, but your argument is presented with this being the essential nature of it as a priori. I think there's an alternative narrative about what Gab is that doesn't require imbuing them with some noble "free speech" goals. With such a view, would such association be less "problematic"?
@Johnny_of_the_swamp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network) "Co-founder and CEO Andrew Torba has cited 'the entirely left-leaning Big Social monopoly' and an alleged bias against conservative articles by Facebook as his reasons for creating the site." lol
@jonah Yes, the site is primarily a con job for conservative Boomers who get booted off Facebook and Twitter after running afoul of vague and subjective site rules.
@Johnny_of_the_swamp I think the point is that what should be a non-political software project aligning itself with a pro-hate-speech platform is not ideal.
@jonah The idea that software projects are non-political is antiquated. Furthermore, there's a certain 'nutpicking' aspect to all of this as well. You have a wikipedia page pointing out the 2018 shooting and yet the New Zealand shooting was streamed on Facebook. Is the mere presence of abhorrent people on the platform sufficient for it to be "pro-hate-speech"? Last I checked Richard Spencer is still on Twitter.
@Johnny_of_the_swamp > Last I checked Richard Spencer is still on Twitter.
That is a con for Twitter, which is almost as bad, sure, not a pro for Gab. Twitter is already a cesspool, imagine what a platform of people that had to be 'booted off' it is going to look like lol
@jonah
So what is the standard? What is the percentage of undesirables a platform passes in which association becomes problematic? Do right-wing people have the same consideration towards inclusivity in calling out associations with "far-left" networks?