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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by r721 on Thursday September 22, 2022 @10:30AM (#32939263)
What if a billionaire pays a network of his agents of influence (and bots) to push and amplify that specific viewpoint on your social network? Is that a bad thing to deamplify it a bit?
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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by causi on Thursday September 22, 2022 @10:34AM (#32939319)
Is that a bad thing to deamplify it a bit?

Certainly not. I'm just saying the government should not be directly leaning on you to deamplify it. If you want to deamplify it on your own, fine. If the government wants to make a public announcement that "social networks allowing this sort of thing is bad" that is also fine.

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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by mvc on Thursday September 22, 2022 @12:19PM (#32941080)
> What if a billionaire pays a network of his agents of influence

Exactly.

Or if the billionaire is the head of an enemy state.

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