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Re:Google CEO Sundar Pichai to Meet with Top GOP Lawmakers by geofft on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @06:07PM (#18070943)
Except that next time that the left-wing folks are in power, Google is certainly not going to be attempting to ensure fair representation of left-leaning ideas. No, the right wing will insist that Google give fair time to a minority viewpoint and stand up to the government.

This isn't creating a precedent that the government can tell Google what to do. It's creating a precedent that the right wing can tell Google what to do.

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Re:Google CEO Sundar Pichai to Meet with Top GOP Lawmakers by travmatt on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @07:24PM (#18071412)
Recently Facebook, under the advisement of a conservative organization, censored the distribution of a thinkprogress article that argued Judge Kavanaughs opposition to roe v. wade, citing his legal work and his statements to that effect. This is the type fairness they’re looking to replicate:

https://thinkprogress.org/facebook-weekly-standard-fact-chec...

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