John Walker@RockPaperShotgun does a small piece on Sarkesians latest video. Is it ok to shut down comments the way he did?

mywifeisaninja · 2013-11-25T21:30:56+00:00

Honestly I'm getting horribly fatigued with all these game news outlets thinking they're some kind of Pulitzer prize establishments. You're a fucking game news/reviews site, how about you guys just stick to that shit. Why even potentially alienate readers? It's a fucking video game site.

StuntPotato · 2013-11-25T20:30:01+00:00

Should have been clearer, legal or not is not important as it is legal in all parts of the civilized world afaik. But is it ok? He clearly feels that the message she sends is correct, is his way of handling the inevitable vitriol and hate hurting the pro-feminist message? Is he setting up her "opponents" for a loose/loose? Is there a way to influence it? Should we attempt to influence it?

Pteridium · 2013-11-25T20:18:02+00:00

It's censorship and it's perfectly legal. It's his personal blog and he isn't legally bound to have a comment thread at all, let alone open it infinitely on every single post, especially when it costs him(?) money. He's not stomping on anyone's freedom of speech. He's not preventing you from saying what you want to say and being heard or read, he's just saying that you can't do it on that blog page. Want to comment? Start your own blog. Or, I don't know, whine about it on reddit.

Title	John Walker@RockPaperShotgun does a small piece on Sarkesians latest video. Is it ok to shut down comments the way he did?
Author	StuntPotato
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Comments	7
Date	November 25, 2013 6:22 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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