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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by rconti on Friday January 08, 2021 @09:25PM (#25695548)
Actually, deplatforming a world leader has less power. He could call a press conference and say whatever he wants at any time. He could order his staff to setup a 24x7 conference call and just literally pick up a phone and rant about anything he wants at any time, and have millions of people listening.
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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by lovecg on Saturday January 09, 2021 @02:54AM (#25698505)
It does have a moderating effect in a literal sense: it takes more than a few seconds to arrange a press conference.
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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by chrononaut on Saturday January 09, 2021 @12:52PM (#25702558)
That was what I meant to imply, although my comment did not come across that way. Deplatforming a world leader affects that individual less than an average user.
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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by Bud on Friday January 08, 2021 @11:48PM (#25697170)
Except Trump can't call a press conference; not really. He hasn't been able to stand up to sustained real press questioning for years. That's why there have been essentially zero real press conferences at the White House lately.
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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump by buitreVirtual on Saturday January 09, 2021 @12:12AM (#25697387)
Responsible news networks would refuse to relay seditious talk. Would be constrained to his media bubble.
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