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Re:Ask HN: Is there any place on the internet capable of fre... by scarface_74 on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @12:04PM (#41581630)
Social media companies are private companies. You can set up your own servers and no government will interfere with you as long as you aren’t doing something illegal

If I start spewing political speech on HN, you will soon be banned and dang and company have every right to do so.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there any place on the internet capable of fre... by diggan on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @12:06PM (#41581665)
> You can set up your own servers and no government will interfere with you as long as you aren’t doing something illegal

Might have been true in the past but no longer. Once your platform gets a large enough audience, governments will try to artificially sway public opinion on the platform. This has been true for every single large social platform so far.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there any place on the internet capable of fre... by text0404 on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @12:18PM (#41581854)
then don't make it a platform, just a self-hosted blog. then you can say anything you want.
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Re:Ask HN: Is there any place on the internet capable of fre... by scarface_74 on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @12:12PM (#41581757)
Government always tries to sway opinion. They are made of politicians. I’m not in love with Musk by any means. But do you think the Biden administration could have convinced Musk to change his moderation policy!

unless they are some local jack booted thugs…

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/13/mari...

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