Why we’re removing comments on most of Inquirer.com

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Fiskkit

This plugin [1] does this, with a bent toward correcting factual mistakes and logical errors.<p>1: <a href="https://fiskkit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://fiskkit.com/</a>.

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WorldBrains Memex

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Dissenter

This actually already existed and it was (is) called Dissenter (<a href="https://dissenter.com/" rel="nofollow">https://dissenter.com/</a>). It is built by Gab, a pro free speech social network that has been maligned by the political left and anti free speech crowd.<p>In an absolutely shocking affront to the neutrality of web browsers, Firefox banned Dissenter from their extension stores (<a href="https://reclaimthenet.org/firefox-rejects-free-speech-bans-free-speech-commenting-plugin-dissenter-from-its-extensions-gallery/" rel="nofollow">https://reclaimthenet.org/firefox-rejects-free-speech-bans-f...</a>) because they disagree with an exceedingly small number of offensive comments made on there. Chrome later did the same and Dissenter has its own browser now (<a href="https://reclaimthenet.org/dissenter-free-speech-browser/" rel="nofollow">https://reclaimthenet.org/dissenter-free-speech-browser/</a>). But obviously being removed from those browsers’ extension stores seriously limits its reach.<p>There are many HN comments saying “you can just discuss these articles elsewhere”, but when tech companies are censoring/deplatforming any views they disagree with in unison, there aren’t ways to have honest and open discussions unless you align with a certain worldview (progressive views) or have incredibly limited reach. You simply can’t speak freely on controversial topics like gender identity or critical race theory or illegal immigration on Reddit, Twitter, on your own apps in App stores (see bans of Gab or Parler), or even our web browsers. I will be not at all surprised when it comes down to browsers or phones blocking which websites you can visit.

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