Squabbles, another recent reddit alternative, seems to be taking the doomed "free speech" path - eviltoast
  • PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I don’t understand what I’m looking at here? Some reddit-ish place is declaring free-speech then they immediately backpedal and say racist stuff doesn’t count, and also some admins left? So what is the material difference between a “free speech platform*” and lemmy which also doesn’t allow racist stuff?

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      1 year ago

      It sounds like they’re going to be allowing anti-LGBT hate speech, which was formerly a ban-worthy offense on their platform. Reddit and most Lemmy instances have rules against this, so I imagine Squabblr is going to attract the same sort of people that like using Truth Social.

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      1 year ago

      In my experience forums that allow everything else will basically attract all the trans-, queer- and homophobes, misogynists and sexists.