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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by kanox on Monday November 23, 2020 @11:26AM (#25188421)
You clearly have no idea what an "authoritarian regime" means.
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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by oarabbus_ on Monday November 23, 2020 @04:42PM (#25192286)
How does one actually make this claim with a straight face?
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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by dane-pgp on Monday November 23, 2020 @10:27PM (#25194966)
Perhaps the trick is to be capable of using analogies.

"Facebook is an authoritarian regime." means "Within the context of users' actions on the platform (and actions of non-users that are nevertheless tracked by the company), Facebook acts in ways that are analogous to how an authoritarian regime acts towards its citizens."

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