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Jetbrains attempting to shutdown IPFS gateway manager, EFF defends (www.eff.org)

submitted 9 months ago by megaman@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I am not sure I understand what you mean here, what is the deal with the ACLU?

[–] nivenkos@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They abandoned a lot of the Free Speech stuff - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union#Waning_interest_in_defending_white_supremacists'_first_amendment_rights

Obviously I don't support white supremacists, but they've stepped away from being defenders of the constitution in that respect. Same for defending those not using certain pronouns, etc.

[–] GeneralVincent@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

In 2021, the ACLU responded to the criticisms by denying that they are reducing their support for unpopular First Amendment causes and listing 27 cases from 2017 to 2021 where the ACLU supported a party holding an unpopular or repugnant viewpoint. The cases included one which challenged college restrictions on hate speech; a case defending a Catholic school's right to discriminate in hiring; and a case that defended antisemitic protesters who marched outside a synagogue.