There has been an increasing number of content that is bordering or crossing the lines concerning making "threats." So much so that we have been formally contacted regarding some content. We are better than this.
I'm not a lawyer, and you're not a lawyer, and it isn't Voat's place to defend illegal content. We don't have a staff to review content and don't have a team of lawyers dedicated to deciding what is and isn't lawful. I'm not also into endlessly debating what is and isn't legal as subjects like this often devolve into when everyone at the party is an "internet expert."
We have to deal with this issue and if content is in the grey area, we are going to remove it upon request. We also have to cooperate with law enforcement, I hope everyone fully understands that we are not attempting to operate outside of the law. Voat's purpose is to provide a collusion and censorship free place for discussion, not taking on a government.
It's easy to avoid this entire area: Word content maturely, avoid implicit and explicit language concerning the involvement of violence and the content won't be in question. Simple, so very simple.
After this post there will most likely be "users" testing this line and hoping we remove their content in order to claim censorship on Voat. This is just how things like this work. Don't fall for this Voat. It would be simply incredible if we just worked together on this instead of the typical shit storm posts like this usually generate.
As a reminder: Voat is for your personal, lawful use. See it here: https://voat.co/help/useragreement
That's all. Thanks for reading. Carry on.
Edit:
ProTip: I decided to post this before anything legal would prevent me from doing so. I have a feeling I know where this is going to lead.
I've also updated the canary to reflect this as well (this may be the last time that little guy gets an update, we will just have to wait and see).
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mudbear ago
Yeah i have noticed an increase of calls to violence and 'acceleration' and it stinks. I know a lot of us get pissed off at the shit that flies in todays society, but we are better than that and that is why we are gaining traction. our enemies are the ones feeling pressured to take more and more extreme stances and are showing their hypocrisy, calls to violence are evidence of failing ideologies, we arent failing, we win at reasoned debate, they lose. I cant help but feel, that his is a false flag op, dont fall for it or be gullible.
captainstrange ago
acceleration does not mean violence. It means acceleration. As in causing society to actively become worse in one variety or another. That is all it means.
mudbear ago
stupid concept.
captainstrange ago
maybe so, maybe not.
mudbear ago
Forcing the current worst case scenario by becoming the bad guys instead of winning the propaganda fight (which we are) and changing the current trajectory. Its just defeatism
captainstrange ago
Uh no. Let me stop you right there. Thats not what I wrote.
Don't argue like a fucking kike.
mudbear ago
im not talking specifically about what you wrote but my interpretation of what i have seen other accelerationists promote.
captainstrange ago
then why the fuck are you commenting at me?
Go comment at those 'other' accelerationists fuckstick.
mudbear ago
if you dont want conversation dont reply, i just reply to whoever replies to me. You weighed in and continued the conversation and get shitty when i cooperate? dont be silly. ill chat with those blokes when they cross my path, at the moment you are on my path so im talking to you. just sharing my opinions.
Dont feel pressured to respond if you dont want to continue, its not as if you have anything riding on this convo
captainstrange ago
well shit. Just checked. Yeah I did reply to you, not the other way around.
Thats an odd thing to write.