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Re:Brazil Bolsonaro: Facebook told to block accounts of pres... by aflag on Sunday August 02, 2020 @10:15AM (#24028834)
They are free to not take the government side in all matters. So, how are they not independent?
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Re:Brazil Bolsonaro: Facebook told to block accounts of pres... by glofish on Sunday August 02, 2020 @11:56AM (#24029434)
Independence means something else. It means not beholden to certain interests.

Simply being in the pocket of the other party (opposition) does not make them independent.

(Disclaimer: I don't know if this is the case, simply commenting on the topic of independence)

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