Why these anti-first amendment hate speech policies are complete bullsh*t. When men are deciding what constitutes hate, it's women's voices. Nearly every major platform is banning women from speaking about the conflicts between women's rights & transgenderism. /1
It's no accident that 'misgendering' is considered 'hate speech' while 'revenge porn' and misogyny -- even violent hatred & threats -- are not. #RedditHatesWomen & so does Medium, Twitter, WordPress, Facebook, CrowdJustice, Care2 & Change petitions, Wikipedia, Amazon & others. /2
Can we come together & build our own platforms? If you have skills or money, even if you can't put your name out there, we need you. This #censorship cannot stand. It's how fascism starts & democracy dies. We need #FreeSpeech & for-profit platforms have NO incentive to ensure. /3
In fact these platforms have every incentive to undermine democracy. They profit from manipulating our desire to connect & they purposefully escalate engagement-- to manipulate & profit some more.
@shoshanazuboff @daniellecitron @sharrond62 @Martina @jk_rowling @mkay_fain /4
@shoshanazuboff @daniellecitron @sharrond62 @Martina @jk_rowling @mkay_fain /4
If this resonates with anyone, my DMs are open. There are grassroots efforts & organizations, particularly in the US where these companies are based, that I'm happy to connect people with. I can't ignore these harmful trends and I won't let women be silenced. @MForstater /5
Thanks for listening. It's heartfelt. /6
Just scratching the surface here. Bringing porn & #TraffickingHub & #Backpage sites into the discussion further demonstrates that 'hate speech' policies do not apply when it comes to explicitly threatening, hating, and raping women. /7
I find the following tweet to be extremely abusive. Yet, here it is, apparently not violating any hate speech policies. In comparison, #MeghanMurphy's acct was suspended for saying "yeah, that's him." Facts are not hate. #GenderCritical #IStandWithJKR /8
Funny you should mention that!! /9
I knew I was forgetting another major platform where women & #detransitioners are regularly censored, & it's YouTube. As this completely inappropriate tweet from parent Google reminded me. This is lobbying, as active legislation is being considered. /10
