Martin_Stahl wrote:
shadowtanuki wrote:
Freedom of speech for everyone is protected nowhere on chess.com. The clubs are autocratic communities, where anyone can be silenced for any reason. Chess.com needs to allow freedom of speech across its platform, or risk being labeled autocratic itself.
Chess.com is a private company that has rules and guidelines. Freedom of speech is a guarantee of government restriction on speech, websites are free to set restrictions
Of course they are. I'm not disputing that they're free to do so. I wonder if that's what makes for the most resilient and engaged community, though.
Freedom of speech for everyone is protected nowhere on chess.com. The clubs are autocratic communities, where anyone can be silenced for any reason. Chess.com needs to allow freedom of speech across its platform, or risk being labeled autocratic itself.
Chess.com is a private company that has rules and guidelines. Freedom of speech is a guarantee of government restriction on speech, websites are free to set restrictions