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Re:Removing Holocaust Denial Content by ben_w on Monday October 12, 2020 @12:46PM (#24756383)
> Free Speech is only a concern when it's the state, not when it's a private entity

Why?

Even though FB cannot literally muzzle me, it is explicitly trying to be the singular point of online social interaction in an increasingly digital world.

To the extent that it is successful, its decisions on what content is and is not acceptable affect us all, far more strongly than any government censor, regardless of how right or wrong are its determinations.

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Re:Removing Holocaust Denial Content by x86_64Ubuntu on Monday October 12, 2020 @02:23PM (#24757640)
No one is buying the argument that because of FB's size, hate speech should be vigorously defended on it's platform.
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Re:Removing Holocaust Denial Content by ben_w on Monday October 12, 2020 @02:51PM (#24757980)
Including me.

What did you think I was saying? Clearly I need to communicate better.

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