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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliate... by d23 on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @03:51PM (#35545763)
You’ve supported my point: there’s no consistent forced state narrative. Bias for or against a political party is orthogonal to whether the state itself is executing editorial control.
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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliate... by AlbertCory on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @04:08PM (#35546000)
No, I'm certainly not supporting your point.

The Twitter Files show government agencies directly pressuring Twitter to cover or suppress stories. They did this despite a Republican president being in power.

So yes, that is "the state itself [is] executing editorial control." You are just spinning words if you say, "ok, yeah, they do it, but it's not consistent."

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