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Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou... by dleslie on Saturday December 12, 2020 @11:48AM (#25399511)
Twitter does not have a monopoly, let alone is abusing the powers of one.

You may use Parler, Gab, and countless federated services; along with Facebook and other giants.

Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou... by downandout on Saturday December 12, 2020 @11:54AM (#25399555)
A de facto monopoly means one that is, for all intents and purposes, a monopoly - despite the existence of alternatives. Is anyone going to read your content on any of the services you mentioned?
Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou... by dleslie on Saturday December 12, 2020 @11:57AM (#25399591)
Plenty of people use Parler, Facebook, Mastodon and Gab. Seems quite American to me to be supporting a marketplace of alternatives.
Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou... by downandout on Saturday December 12, 2020 @09:05PM (#25403668)
Facebook is in a different category. Are you really arguing that Parler, Mastodon, and Gab have userbases that are on par with Twitter? How exactly are you defining “plenty”?
Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou... by dleslie on Saturday December 12, 2020 @10:10PM (#25403976)
There are alternatives with appreciable communities and free and open access. Use them if you don't like Twitter's policies, and don't for a second think that freedom of speech entitles you access to a private platform.

Freedom of Speech has never been a guarantee of platform access or forced association.