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Re:Twitter suspends alt-right figureheads by nnain on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @09:50AM (#12967286)
True. People flocked to Twitter to hear general opinion, which the press didn't provide. That is changing.

They have also been controlling the trending #hashtags; trying to channel only certain type of discussion.

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Re:Twitter suspends alt-right figureheads by tmaly on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @01:59PM (#12970174)
What happens if a group like the Koch brothers decides to buy Twitter and ban the other side of the spectrum and control hashtags in a different manner. It's a slippery slope
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