Should Parler Have Been Shut Down for This?

[Wandering Monk]

The answer ought to be obviously yes.

Parler Supporters Shout Censorship, But Check Out What Was Actually Being Allowed On Its Platform

 

[ecco]

Yes and No. Muslim terrorists go to great lengths to hide their communications. The right-wing terrorists were OK sharing their intentions on a public forum.

If people had paid attention to Parlar posts, the invasion of the Capitol could have been prevented. Since Parlar was run off of Amazon's servers, the identity of every poster could have become know to DHS and FBI.

Now, those same people will find a way to go underground.

 

[stvdv]

Should Parler Have Been Shut Down for This?

The answer ought to be obviously yes.

I wonder why you asked the question in the title, while claiming in the OP what the answer ought to be?

 

[stvdv]

The answer ought to be obviously yes.

Parler Supporters Shout Censorship, But Check Out What Was Actually Being Allowed On Its Platform

It seems a big warning was given the day before, so it might have been well planned
Steve Bannon: "All hell is going to break loose tomorrow"

Steve Bannon: "All hell is going to break loose tomorrow"
The president's former chief strategist described what's happening as "the fog of war"

by Charlie Smith on January 5th, 2021 at 12:54 PM

 

[Windwalker]

Since Parlar was run off of Amazon's servers, the identity of every poster could have become know to DHS and FBI.

Now, those same people will find a way to go underground.

Uh no. All of that is archived on Amazon. It is fully available to the DHS and FBI. There is no where for those posters to run and hide. But I agree, this will push the new stuff underground.

But losing a platform like Parler, is a massive blow to their insurrectionist movement of seditionists. Like blowing out enemy combatant broadcast towers. Carrier pigeon networks just aren't as effective as radio towers, in other words.

 

[Wandering Monk]

Yes and No. Muslim terrorists go to great lengths to hide their communications. The right-wing terrorists were OK sharing their intentions on a public forum.

If people had paid attention to Parlar posts, the invasion of the Capitol could have been prevented. Since Parlar was run off of Amazon's servers, the identity of every poster could have become know to DHS and FBI.

Now, those same people will find a way to go underground.

That might not be all so easy:

Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived

 

[Shadow Wolf]

That might not be all so easy:

Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived

Fortunately they weren't smart enough to realize that would be the case, and they left solid evidence behind by using the site.

 

[Quiddity]

Whatever tools and tactics are being used by one side, is likely to be used by the other side.

 

[ecco]

Uh no. All of that is archived on Amazon. It is fully available to the DHS and FBI.

That might not be all so easy:

Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived

I should have been clearer. I was not just referring to what was out there but also what was going to be put out there in the future. It's the ongoing ability to gather intelligence that has been lost.

 

[Sunstone]

In this case, I am fine with the same exact standard being applied to everyone, regardless of which side they are on. Yell 'fire' in a crowded theater, lose your platform. Plot sedition and insurrection, lose your platform.

But I am concerned that this might have been done too ad hoc. In which case, there is no rule or principle governing everyone, and that's not a good thing at all. The scope of the term 'fair' does NOT extend to 'Trump Rules' whereby one person or group is immune to playing by the rules the rest of us must play by. I want the same justification for taking down Parler to apply to taking down any site or service.

 

[Kenny]

The answer ought to be obviously yes.

Parler Supporters Shout Censorship, But Check Out What Was Actually Being Allowed On Its Platform

No... the posters should have been shut down.

Otherwise, we should shut down Twitter:

 

[Wandering Monk]

No... the posters should have been shut down.

Otherwise, we should shut down Twitter:

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This post doesn't even come close the DIRECT threats made on Parler that I posted. Did you read the article even?

 

[Kenny]

This post doesn't even come close the DIRECT threats made on Parler that I posted. Did you read the article even?

Yes... and there are many direct threats that can be found on multiple outlets... But we don't close down the outlets... we close down those who make threats... that is a BIG difference.