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by Nullabillity 3626 days ago
> I'd rather that the ramification for stuff like this was kept to accounts on websites instead of going to the courts.

I agree with that in a sense, but that's not currently the case. The question isn't public court or private company "court", it's whether there should be a private company "court" in addition to the public ones (which, mind you, can already get involved).

At least there is some degree of transparency and public influence on the public ones.
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csydas 3626 days ago
Mmm...ultimately, Milo Yiannopoulos, Leslie Jones, and everyone else has a choice to use Twitter - the fact that it's one of the largest social outlets doesn't really change that. The ban is an internal matter for Twitter as far as I'm concerned - and legal action stemming from the same issue is independent of that. There are plenty of reasons why there should be individual self-governance for non-public entities; like, for example, would you argue that cheaters in online games should have to be tested against the CFAA as opposed to a small private tribunal? There are things that happen online which are disruptive to the online communities, but not really illegal - I think that the communities should be allowed to self-govern. If you don't like the community rules, you can leave it.

And I do disagree that the transparency that is given in US courts is even useful. The jury process, for example, has nothing to do with justice and all about how easily influenced an individual juror is. It's a horrible component of the US legal system that should have been abolished a long time ago, or at least reformed. Likewise, Judges frequently will cowtow to personal prejudices or outside influences; even if appeals can eventually resolve the issue, this gets back to being able to afford to play, which is not a good system. Even if the legal costs are awarded at the end of the case, there's still the entire time while the case is being processed, lawyers who may not be willing to participate until that time, etc. It's an unacceptable solution in most cases.

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