Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump
by egypturnash on Friday January 08, 2021 @07:04PM
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This is a compelling argument for social media being something funded by the government as a public good, rather than run for profit.
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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump
by lostlogin on Friday January 08, 2021 @07:36PM
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It would make the implementation of back doors and moderation/suppression of speech much easier, so that’s a plus too. Full sarcasm of course, but if those aspects could be managed, I’d be all in.
Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump
by thefucnjosh on Friday January 08, 2021 @07:58PM
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People are so afraid of such silly things sometimes, like those people afraid of a U.S. government run twitter.
Who has more freedom to express their opinions a normal person at work whose boss can fire them for any reason, or a government worker who has legal guarantees for their speech?
Who is less likely to start a war by banning a dangerous world leader from a platform, Twitter, or an independent non-profit entity run by the state.