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Re:Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors by nopenopenopeno on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @09:15PM (#30927263)
Implying a clear line between private authority and government authority is just dishonest.
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Re:Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors by chillwaves on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @10:13PM (#30927697)
The real question is if private owners have rights over their property to police behavior.

The second consideration is what recourse private owners have to disallowed speech. It's not jail or execution. Typically just dismissal.

I do not understand the argument that a platform is not allowed to police itself.

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Re:Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors by nopenopenopeno on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @10:18PM (#30927740)
What is the difference between a society and a private entity? Are they interchangeable? Does ownership constitute absolute authority? Historically, I know of no such society which has considered them interchangeable so I find it outrageous to act like they are.
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