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Re:Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to d... by FeepingCreature on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:45AM (#37272858)
Not the parent, but that is my position.

"Quelled" implies an extremely uncomfortable level of centralized power. Of course, any individual user should be able to opt in and out of sources at will.

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Re:Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to d... by consumer451 on Saturday August 26, 2023 @12:28PM (#37274256)
Platform owners have an extreme amount of power.

For example, this post was on the front page, then suddenly an admin broke known HN rules and just removed it from the feed entirely.

I have never seen this occur before. Later it was flagged, but an admin matching pg's temperament just yanked it to begin with.

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Re:Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to d... by consumer451 on Saturday August 26, 2023 @03:40PM (#37276124)
After some thought, I do understand that "quelled" was maybe the wrong English word to use.

Maybe, "the amplification minimized."

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