What we needed was legislative relief to prohibit banks, payment processors, hosting providers, etc., from deplatforming entire business just because they committed the cardinal sin of wrongthink.
It's a bit difficult to foster competition when the entire infrastructure can be ripped out from under you just because a dozen libtards started screaming madly on Twatter.
Realistically, what we need to see are massive fines directed especially to banks and payment processors for canceling merchant accounts for no other reason than "you might hurt our feelings for saying mean things." They claim it's because of their risk assessment; that such accounts are more likely to see chargebacks. Which, I suppose, has happened before with libtards signing up and then issuing a chargeback specifically to harm the company. But, I think that could be dealt with as well; if chargebacks are used as a weapon, and it can be demonstrated, then the people issuing them should be fined the amount of the service they were purchasing plus an additional fee.
The reality is that the entire system is deliberately designed from one end to the other to prevent the growth of small tech startups. We should have seen legislation sometime in the last 4 years to limit the effects of cancel culture, but because the GOP is in bed with the same corrupt tech-authoritarians the left is, we'll likely never see a solution.
In the meantime, you're absolutely right. We MUST support alt tech where possible, but it's an uphill battle and a lot of people aren't willing to forgo the inconveniences of having to, e.g., mail checks to Gab. We do need to take a stand, here, and now. But it's not going to be easy.
The adoption rate as a direct form of exchange was slow. There are now a growing number of companies accepting it as a direct form of currency/exchange for products.
What we needed was legislative relief to prohibit banks, payment processors, hosting providers, etc., from deplatforming entire business just because they committed the cardinal sin of wrongthink.
It's a bit difficult to foster competition when the entire infrastructure can be ripped out from under you just because a dozen libtards started screaming madly on Twatter.
Realistically, what we need to see are massive fines directed especially to banks and payment processors for canceling merchant accounts for no other reason than "you might hurt our feelings for saying mean things." They claim it's because of their risk assessment; that such accounts are more likely to see chargebacks. Which, I suppose, has happened before with libtards signing up and then issuing a chargeback specifically to harm the company. But, I think that could be dealt with as well; if chargebacks are used as a weapon, and it can be demonstrated, then the people issuing them should be fined the amount of the service they were purchasing plus an additional fee.
The reality is that the entire system is deliberately designed from one end to the other to prevent the growth of small tech startups. We should have seen legislation sometime in the last 4 years to limit the effects of cancel culture, but because the GOP is in bed with the same corrupt tech-authoritarians the left is, we'll likely never see a solution.
In the meantime, you're absolutely right. We MUST support alt tech where possible, but it's an uphill battle and a lot of people aren't willing to forgo the inconveniences of having to, e.g., mail checks to Gab. We do need to take a stand, here, and now. But it's not going to be easy.
This is why digital currencies continue to raise in value.
If it was a solution- then why does the problem still exist?
The adoption rate as a direct form of exchange was slow. There are now a growing number of companies accepting it as a direct form of currency/exchange for products.