The anonymous forum, known as Kiwi Farms, keeps popping back online despite a relentless campaign by transgender activists and a former insider

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  • PelicanPersuader@beehaw.orgEnglish
    5·
    3 years ago

    Last week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation published an opinion piece arguing that Tier 1 ISPs should not bow to pressure to drop Kiwi Farms, calling the move “a dangerous step” toward censorship.

    It’s all fun and games for the EFF until someone on that site starts publishing their employee’s SSNs and home addresses.

    • Griseowulfin@beehaw.org
      3·
      3 years ago

      Well the EFF defends internet expression and communications interests for users, even when it’s a shitty cause. Kinda like how the ACLU has defended Klansmen and similar groups. They generally believe the right to freedom of speech and expression is absolute, and if speech isthreatened for one group, it sets a precedent for other groups to be threatened too.

      • FIash Mob #5678@beehaw.org
        2·
        3 years ago

        I noticed that people who take an absolute view on certain rights don’t seem to buy into the concept of responsibility.