TE
TechEcho
Home24h TopNewestBestAskShowJobs
GitHubTwitter
Home

TechEcho

A tech news platform built with Next.js, providing global tech news and discussions.

GitHubTwitter

Home

HomeNewestBestAskShowJobs

Resources

HackerNews APIOriginal HackerNewsNext.js

© 2025 TechEcho. All rights reserved.

Reddit bans 3D printer data files for firearms

2 pointsby DanAndersenover 6 years ago

1 comment

DanAndersenover 6 years ago
I&#x27;m curious how the &quot;they&#x27;re a private company, they can ban whatever they want, it&#x27;s not a 1A violation&quot; argument fares when you have government officials publicly urging Reddit and other companies to ban 3D-printing files [0]. Do these companies feel free to act independently, or does this signal governments attempting to use wink-wink-nudge-nudge influence on private companies, then being able to claim that it&#x27;s the private companies that are exercising their own rights to censor? Seems like we are entering an interesting future of public-private cronyism.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.menendez.senate.gov&#x2F;news-and-events&#x2F;press&#x2F;menendez-to-tech-ceos_you-have-the-power-to-keep-untraceable-3d-printable-gun-designs-off-your-online-platforms-use-it--" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.menendez.senate.gov&#x2F;news-and-events&#x2F;press&#x2F;menend...</a>