And pirating Windows isn’t stealing, since buying it doesn’t entitle you to ownership of the software. But we’ll just have to continue to disagree, won’t we?
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On the other hand, is it really worth pirating Microslop products at this point?
You make a fine point.
Copilot AI ‘Microslop’ Chat Ban Is Not Censorship—Says Microslop
Did they remember to add Micro$lop to their slur filter?
... says Microslop
Fixed it.
So did I, thanks for the idea
The moderators of online communities have every right to manage the content of those communities as they see fit, as long as they're within legal bounds.
That said, individuals also have the right to call said moderators a bunch of clueless asshats when they make dumbass decisions, as long as they're abiding by the policies of the space where they're saying it.
Microsoft banning the word "Microslop" from their Discord ~~isn't censorship~~ is well within their legal rights, but they are a bunch of clueless asshats for thinking that it was a good idea.
Bro, forbidding words is straight up censorship.
In the context of the 1st Amendment it's not illegal censorship, as private entities aren't bound by the 1st Amendment in their own private spaces in the same way the government is. But in a more general sense you are correct, I think my brain just strongly associates accusations of censorship (in a US context at least) with accusations of 1st Amendment violations. I'll adjust the phrasing.
The government is not the only entity capable of censorship. All Lemmy communities with content restrictions are practicing censorship, for example.
That (curating communities) isnt censorship (in most cases), it is simply moderation. Not all restrictions on speech are censorship. It isnt censorship to ban yelling fire in movie theater, neither is it censorship to stop hate speech or threats of violence. Regulations on speech are not always censorship.
I however still think it is stupid to ban the word microslop. It doesnt hurt anyone.
It's legal censorship. Kinda like how I'm kicking you out of my house if you go around heiling hitler.
I think it would be more like saying "you're on a bad path" to a friend in their house, and then getting kicked out.
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