Jordan Peterson has a cult following among rightwingers for controversial views about identity politics and has become a hate figure for many on the left. Photograph: Mikko Stig/Rex/Shutterstock

An anti-censorship site has been launched by Jordan Peterson, named Thinkspot

Aminy Andawi
Business & Industry
Sci-Tech
Jun 18, 2019
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The controversial academic, Jordan Peterson, has launched an anti-censorship website that will take down only offensive content specifically ordered to by a US court. Peterson has become a hate figure and a cult following rightwingers for controversial views about identity politics. After backlash from staff and students, Peterson got an offer of visiting fellowship from the University of Cambridge earlier this year.

Peterson hoped that Thinkspot would be a censorship alternative to an online membership service which made the Canadian $80,000 per month, named Patreon. Peterson wanted to monetise creators so that it will be a subscription service which will makes it a replacement for Patreon.

The site take an extreme position on free speech and the platform won’t take you down unless it is ordered to by a US court of law. Carl Benjamin from Sargon Akkad, one of a controversial figures, had been invited to test the initiative. Benjamin, along with Dave Rubin, James Altucher, Jocko Wiillink and Michael Shermer will be the first beta testers of Thinkspot.

Furthermore, Peterson called for more beta testers of Thinkspot in his Twitter account. He tweeted that he is backing a new platform named Thinkspot and is inviting people to try on the beta version along with exciting announcements to make very soon.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot

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