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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by kevinventullo on Thursday September 22, 2022 @01:11PM (#32941780)
I must have missed that press conference.
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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by nradov on Thursday September 22, 2022 @02:38PM (#32942882)
It was an interview on MSNBC's Chuck Todd show, not a press conference.

"attacks on me are, quite frankly, attacks on science"

- Dr. Anthony Fauci, 2021

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/09/fauci-blasts-preposterous-co...

In context his statement was a bit more nuanced. But I don't think it's healthy for a bureaucrat to try to personify a process. Taking political opposition personally is seldom productive.

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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by OrvalWintermute on Thursday September 22, 2022 @06:44PM (#32945579)
The biggest problem with Dr. Fauci's statements are different than from what is being discussed.

I believe in the scientific method, and I also know there is a distinct possibility that a statement I make today, based on what we know today, may be incredibly wrong. Dr. Fauci's statements are frightening because they lack intellectual humility, and they remind me of a comic book phrase, rather than a statement by a leading physician or researcher.

Would we expect anything different from Judge Dredd? [1]

[1] https://youtu.be/miVoe7U6Lx4?t=30

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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by hosteur on Thursday September 22, 2022 @02:35PM (#32942856)
Might be this

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/06/09/fa...

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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by kevinventullo on Thursday September 22, 2022 @07:01PM (#32945751)
Oof, yeah fair enough.
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