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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by jeffbee on Sunday August 08, 2021 @12:21PM (#28107828)
These guys are parody-proof. "In my blog which is indexed by Google and Microsoft I reiterate the arguments from my book, available on Amazon, about how big tech is deplatforming me."
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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by CarelessExpert on Sunday August 08, 2021 @01:01PM (#28108185)
It's honestly deeply comical. It's a classic example of wanting to have both free speech and freedom from consequences.

It seems to me the religion of capitalism has a solve, here, and it's called competition.

If they really believe in freedom, they should support the freedom of Twitter to kick them off the platform, and these folks have the freedom to find another platform elsewhere.

But, of course, freedom isn't what these people are after. They just want to manufacture a different kind of consent.

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