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I'm another Nextdoor Refusenik

Reader comment on item: De-platforming in Daily Life

Submitted by Leslie (United States), Jan 6, 2022 at 11:24

A couple of months ago, someone on Nextdoor decided to shut me up. They obviously did a search on all of my posts for certain words that are on their Orwellian banned list.

I committed the heinous crime of using the word "thug" generically. Like describing how then-NYC Mayor DeBlasio made it easy for thugs -- many were white kids from the nearby suburbs -- to commit rampant violence and property damage during the peaceful protests early in the summer of 2020.

My suspension is over, but I also refuse to agree to this and will not return there: "At that time, you can log into your account via a web browser (not the app) to access your Nextdoor neighborhood after checking a box stating that you agree to following the Guidelines."

Here are some of their wokest restrictions:

"Use slurs, profanity, derogatory racial terms, or other language that reduces an individual's humanity. This includes the use of the dehumanizing terms, "illegals," "illegal aliens," or "aliens" to refer to non-citizens, the use of racial code words (e.g., "Thug" or "Oriental"), as well as the use of derogatory language to refer to people who have a criminal history (e.g., "scum" or "animals")."

"Promote hate-based conspiracy theories and misinformation (e.g., Holocaust denial or "Antifa is invading the suburbs")"

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Title Commenter Date Thread
I'm another Nextdoor Refusenik [216 words]LeslieJan 6, 2022 11:24278027
How I wish never to see the juxtaposition of these two terms "verbal" and "assault". [55 words]AnonJul 18, 2020 20:02259667
The Greater Loss of De-platforming Globally [330 words]M ToveyJun 10, 2020 18:05259246
Death of Social Skills and Malaise of Civility Now at the Threshold of Human Existence [344 words]M ToveyDec 17, 2021 11:58259246
1The most terrifying trend [125 words]JohnJun 3, 2020 03:54259105
Seeds of Sedition Planted Long Ago - Have Ancient Roots [378 words]M ToveyJun 3, 2020 15:02259105
On accepting the situation [212 words]AristarkhosJun 2, 2020 17:24259103
Do as I say - Not as You Want - Not as I Do [220 words]M ToveyJun 3, 2020 19:33259103
2Conservatives need "our" Israel [81 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Matt ParkerJun 2, 2020 16:09259101
2America is not a college campus and it won't become one [332 words]DaveJun 2, 2020 10:44259098
2Twitter v Speakers' Corner! Publisher v Platform! [305 words]dhimmi no moreJun 2, 2020 10:37259097
You seem to be unfamiliar with the 1st Amendment [83 words]Constitutional ScholarJun 2, 2020 14:27259097
1Boys and girls we have a legal scholar here no other than our dear "Constitutional Scholar" [188 words]dhimmi no moreJun 3, 2020 16:35259097
Our dear "Constitutional Scholar" and wedding cakes! This time Muslim bakers! [96 words]dhimmi no moreJun 4, 2020 06:29259097
Antifa and the Muslim Brotherhood! [79 words]dhimmi no moreJun 4, 2020 07:24259097
You didn't answer the question. [9 words]Constitutional ScholarJun 4, 2020 14:44259097
Response to Our dear "Constitutional Scholar" and wedding cakes! This time Muslim bakers! [96 words] [381 words]Constitutional ScholarJun 4, 2020 17:02259097
Our dear Constitutional Scholar nuggets of wisdom! [65 words]dhimmi no moreJun 5, 2020 06:32259097
Guiding the perplexed: The genius "Constitutional Scholar" and apples and oranges! [69 words]dhimmi no moreJun 5, 2020 10:19259097
The Babylon Bee? [26 words]dhimmi no moreJun 5, 2020 15:11259097

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