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Re:Assange Hearing Day 16 by mft_ on Thursday September 24, 2020 @10:07AM (#24578722)
I don’t think freedom of speech is a left-right wing issue. There are people who strongly support free speech on both sides, and likewise there are censors on both sides.

It’s more of an authoritarian-libertarian axis issue.

Re:Assange Hearing Day 16 by gadders on Thursday September 24, 2020 @11:50AM (#24579794)
I think in general terms as a political philosophy I would agree with you.

I think in terms of how restrictions on speech are implemented by Facebook/Twitter/YouTube it absolutely seems to be more used against right wing sources.

Re:Assange Hearing Day 16 by Daishiman on Thursday September 24, 2020 @12:31PM (#24580393)
The most popular posts in FB are from fox news taking heads.
Re:Assange Hearing Day 16 by gadders on Friday September 25, 2020 @04:31AM (#24587816)
Try finding a post mentioning Gavin McInnes.

You can't even mention McInnes' new website censored.tv on Instagram, even in private messages.

Re:Assange Hearing Day 16 by pmachinery on Thursday September 24, 2020 @12:14PM (#24580153)
Craig Murray doesn't seem particularly right-wing to me. Meanwhile, here someone describes not seeing several dozen left-wing sources on Twitter for weeks:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24578659

Re:Assange Hearing Day 16 by gadders on Thursday September 24, 2020 @12:27PM (#24580322)
Oh agreed. He's very left wing.

You could argue, though, that Assange/WikiLeaks isn't very popular with the left due to how they helped torpedo Clinton's campaign.

Re:Assange Hearing Day 16 by Miner49er on Thursday September 24, 2020 @01:44PM (#24581261)
"The left" doesn't like Clinton either. There's a big difference American liberals and leftists, and it doesn't make much sense to group them together. I'd say the vast majority of those on the left have a favorable view of Assange.
Re:Assange Hearing Day 16 by 9HZZRfNlpR on Thursday September 24, 2020 @12:35PM (#24580456)
Assange is your typical cold war era anti war guy, it was sick how suddenly the American left wing spat on her for shitting on status quo. He was a messiah for the left when he did the same for Bush administration. Anyone remember Palins emails? At least for Clinton there was something to reveal.
Re:Assange Hearing Day 16 by gadders on Thursday September 24, 2020 @01:20PM (#24581006)
Yeah, I think he is one of these activists that will call people out whatever side of the political spectrum and so spends his time oscillating between which side dislikes him most.