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Re:Trump signs executive order targeting protections for soc... by thomaslord on Thursday May 28, 2020 @07:46PM (#23344507)
This is not what's happening on Twitter. They're not removing tweets.
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Re:Trump signs executive order targeting protections for soc... by Fjolsvith on Thursday May 28, 2020 @10:52PM (#23345821)
They are just using Trump's tweet to promote their own point of view.
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Re:Trump signs executive order targeting protections for soc... by ardy42 on Thursday May 28, 2020 @11:34PM (#23346030)
> They are just using Trump's tweet to promote their own point of view.

Correction: they're using their own service to promote their own point of view.

I honestly think there are real issues with the public means of communication being privately owned by a smallish number of entities, but it does free expression no good to make the fight about letting lies, disinformation, and other forms of untruth to flow unimpeded.

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