Re:Trump signs executive order targeting protections for soc...
by suyash on Thursday May 28, 2020 @06:30PM
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Ok, fine then wait and see new legislation that will be put in place soon to regulate these social media monopolies.
Re:Trump signs executive order targeting protections for soc...
by ddoolin on Thursday May 28, 2020 @06:34PM
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If that is the case, then so be it. At least that would be the correct way, even if I disagree with it. These are in no way monopolies. You have an enormous amount of choice when it comes to where to post whatever it is you want to post, regardless of whether anyone follows you there or not.
Laws pertaining to free speech do not apply here, as has been established time and again, partly because, like I said, it is their free speech in the wider gamut to remove things they don't want. Twitter's right to free speech exists in the public space, but your right to speech extends as far as Twitter's terms of service.
This all seems mostly disingenuous anyway -- the bias is very exaggerated. The right is mostly backed by armies of bots (a violation) and generally people who flaunt the rules more (anecdotally). Just something else to be outraged at.