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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by adkadskhj on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:42PM (#25694912)
I disagree. This is great, because it illustrates the problem you're citing.

Without this use case people won't realize why open source matters, or phones without control matters, etcetc. While i don't agree with Trump or his party actions, this definitely is waking thousands of people up to how easily even Americans are censored.

This realization is crucial to privacy focused applications, imo.

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Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store by krspykrm on Saturday January 09, 2021 @05:43AM (#25699282)
Agree with this. Everyone who was never dependent on FAANG in the first place because of tinfoil Stallmanism is now sitting back roasting their marshmellows as the rest of society burns.

Either you control your device, or your device will be used to control you.

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