[Djdjur7373bb]

How about let the user decide what he or she wants to see?

Don't censor any discussion, but give users options on what things to hide, preferably with open source algorithms that anyone can create and share.

[wpietri]

That is a common novice take on the problem, but it only makes sense if the only way harm happens in the world is by people accidentally seeing things they didn't want to see and that can be easily filtered out.

[Djdjur7373bb]

I think we just don't agree on what the problem is. I don't want a discussion platform protecting me from "dangerous" content that I am choosing to engage with.

[add-sub-mul-div]

A business needs to have the freedom to kick out shitheads so as to protect itself from becoming a place that non-shitheads don't want to do business with.

A grocery store doesn't let people walk around in their store saying just anything to their customers. They're (rightfully) not bound by as high of a standard for what they allow to be said in their store as the government's standard for how much they'll let you say before they imprison you.

[cubefox]

You could say the same thing about a telephone company or a postal service. After all, they are just like a grocery store, so no need for them to uphold free speech.