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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by publicola1990 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @12:34AM (#25710784)
Yes, and all this de-platforming is only going to deepen divisions, I fear. Is there any real reason for doing so, since there is always provisions to deal with people who break laws.

Are these companies acting preemptively from fear of being later assigned culpability?

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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by jrumbut on Sunday January 10, 2021 @12:44AM (#25710905)
I don't think it's about lawbreakers, it's about depriving the devoted core of access to a large casual following.

The people really deeply devoted to these movements will remain, but many others will just lose interest if it becomes inconvenient.

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