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Re:Facebook reverses Kyle Rittenhouse policy by finite_jest on Thursday December 02, 2021 @01:04AM (#29413041)
I really think we should bring back a version of fairness doctrine [1] or right of reply [2] targeted at platforms like Facebook or Twitter. This is not really my area of expertise, but I suspect that might be more effective and practical than repealing Section 230 for addressing blatant censorship like this.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_reply

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Re:Facebook reverses Kyle Rittenhouse policy by GhettoComputers on Thursday December 02, 2021 @01:17AM (#29413099)
Remember when Twitter promised it was the free speech sms of the Internet? I forgot until recently.
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Re:Facebook reverses Kyle Rittenhouse policy by finite_jest on Thursday December 02, 2021 @02:00AM (#29413342)
Good old days of the yore, when Twitter's general manager quoted the CEO saying "We are the free speech wing of the free speech party" [1], and the ACLU would rigorously defend free expression.

[1]: Guardian (2012) https://archive.ph/0HnBB#selection-2031.1-2031.153

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