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Why do you assume he's a Republican? He didn't even mention Democrats. You don't have to be a Republican to see that many people on social media and in social m
by funkythings 8y ago
Why do you assume he's a Republican? He didn't even mention Democrats. You don't have to be a Republican to see that many people on social media and in social media companies are close minded.
Jones was just the start. Why shouldn't conspiracy theorists have the right to use social media? What's next? Can they have a back account? Credit card? Just a month later, we had a huge purge on Facebook and Twitter, targeting mostly left wingers, libertarians and alternative news sites. Sure, some of these are wacky people, but some provided honest content from a different, anti-government viewpoint, like Dan Dicks from Press For Truth for example. Why shouldn't those voices be heard?
https://uk.pcmag.com/facebook/117908/news/facebook-purges-800-accounts-pages-for-political-spamming https://uk.pcmag.com/facebook/117908/news/facebook-purges-80...
https://www.rt.com/usa/441140-facebook-purge-victims-speak/ https://www.rt.com/usa/441140-facebook-purge-victims-speak/
We should be careful cheering social media giants just banning people. It will backfire