Banning neo-Nazis online may be slippery slope, tech group warns Silicon Valley

Banning neo-Nazis online may be slippery slope, tech group warns Silicon Valley

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Not everyone in Silicon Valley agrees with how major tech companies have grappled with white supremacy in the wake of Charlottesville.

The San Francisco based Electronic Frontier Foundation, a major player in debates over civil liberties and digital privacy said in a blog post Thursday that Google and GoDaddy booting a far-right website from their services was "dangerous" and not the right way to fight extremism. "All fair-minded people must stand against the hateful violence and aggression that seems to be growing across our country," wrote the EFF. "But we must also recognize that on the Internet, any tactic used now to silence neo-Nazis will soon be used against others, including people whose opinions we agree with."