This pattern is repeating itself at an alarming rate. A platform for social media and exchange of content starts out with principles of free and open exchange of ideas, and then as it grows in popularity and interested parties get involved, the platform censors politically or socially inconvenient parties.

Twitter, Reddit, Facebook and others have all been practicing censorship, and even worse, the censorship is usually subversive. Some censorship is "shadow banning", or reducing the likelihood a specific poster is seen by individuals by reducing its priority in an algorithm.

Whether or not you agree with his politics or the politics of his followers...

The twitter ban of Milo is a great way to show people why Steemit is necessary. Social media has become so powerful that politically interested parties have started to take over and destroy everything social media was founded on. Steemit is a decentralized social media platform of the future, one that is run by a community of individuals who believe in radical indivdualism and free exchange of ideas, and who will never bow to special interests.

We are petitioning Milo in order to get him to join Steemit, so he will no longer fear repercussions for legitimate political speech.