"As Tech Companies Purge Users,
Here Are Some Alternatives"
By Simon Black
"By now you’re probably aware of the various purges taking place across tech platforms and social media. Major companies have used the events of January 6th at the US Capitol as an excuse to delete users and deplatform businesses. But the scope of the purge has gone much further than removing calls for violence.
For example, 147 members of Congress are being blacklisted by banks, insurance providers, and hotel companies because they objected to certifying the results of the election. The entire social media company Parler was shut down when Amazon banned it from its servers, while Apple and Google dropped the app from their stores. Twitter executed over 70,000 accounts.
PayPal cut ties with the US President, as well as a Christian website that raised funds to send protesters to DC. Shopify removed accounts “associated” with Trump, and payment processor Stripe joined in the purge as well. Facebook even suspended Ron Paul’s account for a time, before claiming it was a mistake. Ron Paul, keep in mind, has been an outspoken critic of this administration's defense and monetary policies.
The message is clear: your access, your data, and potentially your livelihood is not safe in the hands of the biggest tech companies, which we have been conditioned to rely on. Express the wrong opinion, and you may be the next casualty. (Might even have your blog deleted, hmm... -CP) What this means: The good news is there are alternatives, and the purge has been a major driving force for people to move to alternative platforms."
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