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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by egypturnash on Friday January 08, 2021 @07:04PM (#25692869)
This is a compelling argument for social media being something funded by the government as a public good, rather than run for profit.
Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by lostlogin on Friday January 08, 2021 @07:36PM (#25693456)
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 (#25693887)
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.
Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by nightski on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:55PM (#25695151)
You can leave Twitter with a few clicks. It's a lot harder to leave your country.
Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by lovecg on Saturday January 09, 2021 @03:07AM (#25698567)
It would greatly streamline the NSA operations for one.