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Re:Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19... by falcolas on Monday May 18, 2020 @10:55AM (#23223104)
You do realize the context of this conversation, correct? We're not talking about your liberty, property, or life. We're talking about apps on a smartphone or tablet.

> Private corporations don’t have the power [] to take away my liberty, property or life.

No, they can only demand you come in for overtime, require you to move where they want you to, or force you to come in while sick, at the risk of taking away your job. A risk which is minor for some of us, but which is the equivalent of a threat of homelessness for others.

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Re:Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19... by scarface74 on Monday May 18, 2020 @06:08PM (#23228956)
Yes and do you really think morality will never come into play if those decisions are made by the government? What are the chances that this government would go to bat for an app by Black Lives Matter as opposed to Focus on the Family?
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