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Re:Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Erdo... by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @10:21AM (#23701613)
At least I can says something against Trump or even the government and my posts will probably not be deleted. Free press and speech doesn’t mean everyone gets equal speaking time, just that the government is very limited in how it can interfere. It is just a restriction on government power, really.

And yes, this restriction on government power is much better than what they have in China, Turkey, etc... it is actually much better.

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Re:Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Erdo... by new2628 on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @10:27AM (#23701697)
Can you say something _for_ Trump or the government though? Your posts will not be deleted, but likely downvoted into invisibility.
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Re:Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Erdo... by catalogia on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @10:34AM (#23701773)
To be frank anti-government censorship concerns me less than pro-government censorship, due to the various asymmetries inherent to the concept of government (e.g. the government operates prisons while those who oppose the government do not.)

To be clear, I don't think it's productive. But neither does it make me fearful in the same sort of way.

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