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Can't Have Nice Things, App Edition
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The problem with taking the free speech position on the Internet is what has happened to every platform that proclaimed itself free of moderation and happened to this weed seller's attempt to build his own social media photo app when Instagram booted his promotional pictures off: The app he created, Social Club, got overrun by kiddie porn, gore, and racism. And now, Social Club's been booted from the iOS App Store, and the creator is fine with that, because it all got away from him. But it also raises the question of whether, in this age, freedom is subject to rampant abuse by horrible people enabled by technology to spread horrible things. (Los Angeles Times)
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