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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by Avicebron on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @06:43PM (#23331030)
Is shaping it by selectively removing it a form of control?
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by root_axis on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @06:47PM (#23331086)
Operational control of a website does not equate to control of public discourse. Other things exist on the internet besides social media.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by mr_toad on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @07:17PM (#23331357)
Are you suggesting the President is incapable of other forms of communication?
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by Avicebron on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @07:31PM (#23331489)
Obviously not, I was asking whether or not algorithmic or otherwise selectively moderated could shape how millions of the public can communicate their ideas. Let alone thought leaders and others the public interacts with to guide societal questions and answers.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by banads on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @06:44PM (#23331052)
>control: the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by Avicebron on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @06:46PM (#23331072)
This is seems to indicate they are stepping into a form of control.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/every...

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