wah_wah_wah posted...Dash_Harber posted...
wah_wah_wah posted...
There are many things a person can do that are immoral that are not necessarily against the law. The law is not the same as morality.
GetMagnaCarter explained it best.
It's not censorship. The law doesn't force every business to publish anything that customers want them to. Censorship is when the government or equal authority uses force or the threat of force to force you to not publish something. GameFAQs is a business that publishes people's messages (along with guides, cheats, etc). It is not censorship for them to decide not to publish something. It is also not immoral because businesses that publish things are not morally compelled to publish everything put before them.
I don't think I can make it any clearer.
Again you're dodging that it is a moral question, not a legal one. We can all recognize that GameFAQs can legally do this. That's not what the question is. You are legally permitted to do all sorts of behavior that is immoral and wrong. The law and morality sometimes coincide, but not always.
For proper morality you need to consider both sides. GameFAQS (and it's owners) publish what it posted on the site - is it moral to force them to publish something that they do not agree with? It's not the only place where people can state their opinions so people can easily say what they want somewhere else.
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