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Re:YouTube suspends Donald Trump's channel by genidoi on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @06:28AM (#25760755)
He was banned from everything from Shopify to Spotify. This was a weaponised, coordinated deplatforming. People have been banned on Twitter before, and in fact other state leaders tweet significantly worse: https://twitter.com/khamenei_ir/status/1003332853525110784?s...

This is about a small group of people coming together whilst collectively possessing significant power on the fabric of society and choosing to erase an individual.

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Re:YouTube suspends Donald Trump's channel by pbourke on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @06:44AM (#25760856)
What do you suppose that example proves? If the account continues to post shit like that it should be banned too.
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Re:YouTube suspends Donald Trump's channel by arcatech on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @11:44AM (#25764488)
It’s a large group of people. A large group of people all made the business decision that it’s better not to associate with Parler/Trump. That’s not coordinated deplatforming, that’s just a society making a decision.
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