Wow! @reddit just banned r/The_Donald and 2000 other subreddits, citing the reason "no community should be used as a weapon".
#RedditPurge
theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
I can't help but wonder if we're seeing a speeded-up #digital equivalent of the #Disneyfication of #TimesSquare.
While @AlphabetINC's @sidewalklabs & others obsess on '#SmartCities', maybe the intersection of the web's '#PublicSquares' and #commerce works the other way too?
On the #Disneyfication of #TimesSquare:
nypl.org/blog/2015/01/1…
Meanwhile, in other news, it appears Reddit's not the only one #banning things this evening:
#MyOhMy, it's clearly #PurgeMonday; now @Google's @YouTube has gone and #banned a whole bunch of #WhiteSupremacists:
theverge.com/2020/6/29/2130…
And @amazon's @Twitch has suspended @realDonaldTrump for "hateful conduct":
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Gotta wonder if John Matze at @parler_app is rubbing his hands with glee right now. And/or whether he's learned any lessons from #Gab...
vice.com/en_us/article/…
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