Tech companies declare war on hate speech—and conservatives are worried
Found on Ars Technica on Friday, 01 September 2017
"We uphold the ideal of free speech on reddit as much as possible," Reddit said on the official company blog in 2014. But within months, the site started banning communities devoted to racism and misogyny.
Almost everyone can agree that the Daily Stormer is an odious hate site, but critics have warned of a slippery slope. They say that companies are setting a dangerous precedent that could lead to censorship of less offensive speech.
If you think that free speech ends where it conflicts with your views of the world, then you are not better than the opposition you are fighting against.