Hacker News: nematode_techhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=nematode_techHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 10 May 2026 09:54:23 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by nematode_tech in "Blocking Kiwifarms"]]>Malware is software that causes harm. Are you suggesting hate sites don't cause harm? Wow.

]]>Sun, 04 Sep 2022 12:56:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32712522nematode_techhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32712522https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32712522<![CDATA[New comment by nematode_tech in "Blocking Kiwifarms"]]>Whom I personally like is irrelevant. We're talking about public safety here. We opened a Pandora's box of hate and violence when we created the internet. The state, which is ordinarily charged with protecting the public from danger, has failed to respond to the threat, justifying its inaction with references to 18th century texts written before the steam engine became practical. If the state refuses to act, we as technologists must. For the good of society, we have to cut off access to hate --- not only at the DDOS prevention level, but at the browser, the network, and even operating system level. To stand by and do nothing while violent speech floods our communication channels is to be complicit in this speech.

For example: why is the Tor project facilitating the spread of hate by keeping Kiwifarms accessible? The Tor project's mission of preserving user privacy does not include facilitating access to harassment material.

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