I think if someone is running a blog, it should be socially acceptable to ban people from commenting for almost any reason, including just finding someone annoying. According to the definition used in this article, this counts as “suppression of speech”. Maybe it is in the literal sense, but I don’t think smuggling in the bad feelings associated with government censorship is fair.
Or say you are s run a fish and chips shop, and it turns out the person you hired at the front is an open racist who drives customers away by telling them how much he despises albanian people. Are you meant to sacrifice your own money and livelihood for the sake of “protecting the man’s speech”?
People have a right to curate their spaces for their actual needs. The questions become thornier in a case like college campuses, because academic debate and discussion is part of the needs of such an institution. Organisations have to determine the pros and cons of what they allow people to say on their platforms.
I think if someone is running a blog, it should be socially acceptable to ban people from commenting for almost any reason, including just finding someone annoying. According to the definition used in this article, this counts as “suppression of speech”. Maybe it is in the literal sense, but I don’t think smuggling in the bad feelings associated with government censorship is fair.
Or say you are s run a fish and chips shop, and it turns out the person you hired at the front is an open racist who drives customers away by telling them how much he despises albanian people. Are you meant to sacrifice your own money and livelihood for the sake of “protecting the man’s speech”?
People have a right to curate their spaces for their actual needs. The questions become thornier in a case like college campuses, because academic debate and discussion is part of the needs of such an institution. Organisations have to determine the pros and cons of what they allow people to say on their platforms.
Thanks for comment, titotal. Agreed.