pretty sure this is an overreaction thread.
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How is that different than a bus driver on a private bus asking people of a certain skin color to sit in the back of the bus or politely asking them to leave.
“It’s a private company they can do whatever they want!”
I could go on and on. You have no idea about the ramifications of the ideas you endorse.
Entire discussion in a nutshell:
Person 1: “Censorship?”
Person 2: “Don’t be mean!”
Person 3: “Now hold on. Human Rights?”
Person 2: (after putting on black beret and lacing up jack boots) “Joo haf no rightz to be mean dummkopf!”
Person 3: “I feel like you’re being a little extreme because …”
Person 3 is forum banned. Person 1’s post is hidden and locked.
Everyone lives happily ever after.
THE END
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OP, I agree that they used a poor choice of words. But I think they aimed it towards a specific group of people.
I’d have called it filters. 
As if the kind of people who regularly and blatantly spend the majority of their time posting memes about accelerationism on the quattro mentons won’t immediately point to the word “filter” and screech about dishonesty and weaponized euphemisms.
Any and all engagement is positive for them. Ignore them, report them, and move on. Do not talk to them, they act in bad faith and never intended to compete to begin with. You are a puppet show for their amusement. Quit being their personal muppet.
eh wow its censored as soon as they removed cool fun emojis like /spit .
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If this ain’t a jape then it’s probably the deepest I’ve ever seen pedantry dig in quest for a point.
The difference is the Freedom of Speech only applies to punishment from the government and not private entities (though there are still exceptions to this). Private Companies are not lawfully required to uphold the Freedom of Speech.
If a Company wants to ban anyone who says they’re 12, they are technically free to do so. But as always, “Freedom of Speech” is not “Freedom of Consequence or Judgement from others”.
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Uhhhhhhhh.
Uh.
Does this really need to be explained or are you having an old person moment?
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What makes it only apply to government?
I know the answer I’m just helping you get there.
The 1st and 14th Amendments only apply restrictions to the Government
It’s the entire Constitution, not any Amendments in particular, that apply exclusively to Government.
I completely understand your perspective. The term “censorship” has a long and often negative history, and its use in the context of a chat option might not be appropriate. However, it’s important to remember that the intent behind the use of this term in this context may not be to normalize the concept of censorship, but rather to describe the filtering of certain messages.
While the use of this term may have been done in poor taste, it’s also possible that the person responsible for this choice was not aware of the historical connotations of the term. In any case, it’s important to have open and honest conversations about the use of language, especially when it comes to sensitive topics like censorship.
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There can be censorship that doesn’t involve government and/or the threat of physical force.
For example, when blizzard inevitably 404’s this thread.
Problem with that is that lately it only shifts when its convenient for certain people.
I don’t think it had anything to do with “an individual”. The first time I saw the announcement about new chat filtering options framed as “Censorship” I just assumed they used that word to trigger players into fighting with each other rather than asking questions about why management intentionally uses triggering terms like “Censorship” or “Social Contract” for things that should have been called “new chat filtering options” and “updated terms of service”.
Seriously, nobody is actually that clueless.
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Then they hire people who claim those against censorship just want to use slurs and insult people. No. The thought of Blizzard trying to police political conversation in chat should chill people to the bone because they can easily favor one political side over another.
Chat that seems innocent can arbitrarily be censored. That’s the problem. If there’s already a mature language filter, then why is there also a censor messages setting? Would it not fall under mature language if it was a slur?
I like sensors. They were my primary targets in Laser-Tag.
Yeah, they favor the ones who don’t spout off slurs, hatred and misinformation. But at the end of the day, this is Blizzard’s house, and what they say goes. You have no right to speech here.
Take it to Gab if you can’t handle being made to act like a functional human being.
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