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Re:Judge refuses to reinstate Parler after Amazon shut it down by mc32 on Thursday January 21, 2021 @04:43PM (#25864715)
One set of influencers is elected and held to account, the other is largely unaccountable.
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Re:Judge refuses to reinstate Parler after Amazon shut it down by ntsplnkv2 on Thursday January 21, 2021 @04:49PM (#25864834)
First, the first set isn't a set of influencers. They directly legislate law.

Second, the other is accountable to the same laws as anyone else.

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Re:Judge refuses to reinstate Parler after Amazon shut it down by triceratops on Thursday January 21, 2021 @04:49PM (#25864827)
> One set of influencers is elected and held to account

Are they, though?

> the other is largely unaccountable

No the market will hold them to account.

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