| > They are working on getting it up and running under a Russian ISP, DDos-Guard. The article this discussion is attached to is called "DDoS-Guard to forfeit internet space occupied by Parler". > If sites like Gab and its ilk can figure it out, so cab Parler. Parler was bigger than Gab. It remains to be seen whether the scale presents an issue. > "[In Brandenburg v. Ohio] the Court held that inflammatory speech--and even speech advocating violence by members of the Ku Klux Klan--is protected under the First Amendment, unless the speech "is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action"." But that isn't the case where the phrase "fire in a crowded theater" came from and that quote doesn't even appear to cover the phrase itself, since a panic is potentially dangerous but not illegal. Here's some more on why the phrase should be discontinued: https://www.popehat.com/2012/09/19/three-generations-of-a-ha... Bottom line, it's too vague to mean anything because all it implies is that unprotected speech exists without specifying any meaningful boundaries for it, so people regularly quote it in support of arbitrary overreach. > You don't need to worry, but the website is well within their rights to worry about what people are posting to their site and take action to limit that if they see fit. But we were talking about tolerance. |
Tolerance for incitement to violence? I don't personally support tolerance of that, which is my right, and what I personally feel is better to avoid the spread of toxic cultures like found on Parler. Tolerance of diverse and non violence-provoking political opinions, including those I disagree with? That is something I totally support.
Parler clearly does tolerate incitement to violence, which is their right. Good for them for exercising it, but nobody has to support them, nor should anyone be prevented from supporting them. Likewise, if there are consequences (commericial or legal) for tolerating incitement to violence, Parler owns those too.
You are also free to tolerate it and provide services to support those who do.