Big Brother Microsoft threatening to revoke cloud computing infrastructure from GAB.ai in latest escalation of insane censorship
by: Ethan Huff
NaturalNews.com
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
A social media alternative to Twitter that describes itself as being “dedicated to preserving individual liberty, the freedom of speech, and the free flow of information on the internet” has been served notice by tech giant Microsoft that it must remove content that the multinational corporation finds “offensive,” or else face a forced shutdown of its platform.
Microsoft Azure, which provides web hosting services for the Gab.ai, claims that some of the site’s users are posting “anti-Semitic” content that Microsoft finds unacceptable. Unless Gab.ai removes this content itself, Microsoft Azure has promised to shut the site down completely, taking its place as judge, jury, and executioner in the online censorship wars that have escalated in recent days.
Since part of Gab.ai’s claim to fame is it’s promise to never remove users from its platform for unpopular or politically-incorrect speech – unlike YouTube, Apple, and many others who’ve demonstrated that they’re more than willing to do just that – Microsoft’s demands fly in the face of Gab.ai’s commitment to free speech.
“Gab’s hosting provider, Microsoft Azure, has given us 48 hours to take action on two posts, or they will pull our service and Gab will go down for weeks/months,” “gabbed” Andrew Torba upon receiving the notice from Microsoft.
There’s no such thing as “hate speech,” and Microsoft has no authority to declare otherwise
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