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Re:Brazil's X ban is sending lots of people to Bluesky by petre on Sunday September 01, 2024 @12:38AM (#41414337)
Maybe there was no need to do so because they banned the accounts themselves. They even banned the acting president's account.

https://blog.x.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/suspension

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Re:Brazil's X ban is sending lots of people to Bluesky by 23B1 on Sunday September 01, 2024 @12:48AM (#41414380)
Yes, in the U.S. the obedient capitalists act as proxy censors for the government, in exchange for campaign donations, preferential tax treatment, and weak regulatory enforcement.
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Re:Brazil's X ban is sending lots of people to Bluesky by petre on Sunday September 01, 2024 @01:20AM (#41414505)
Proxy censors for the gov't? The US president represents the government, yet the company banned him.

Their shareholders don't want controversies screwing up their investment, so the management acted accordingly in the company's best interest.

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Re:Brazil's X ban is sending lots of people to Bluesky by 23B1 on Sunday September 01, 2024 @01:31AM (#41414544)
Gosh, who will think of the shareholders?!
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Re:Brazil's X ban is sending lots of people to Bluesky by croes on Sunday September 01, 2024 @05:10AM (#41415405)
I wouldn't call lies controversies.
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