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The reason you are getting downvotes is because you aren’t seeing the bigger picture. This has nothing to do with Trump, and everything to do with platforms th
by downandout 6y ago
The reason you are getting downvotes is because you aren’t seeing the bigger picture. This has nothing to do with Trump, and everything to do with platforms that have a de facto monopoly on certain types of free speech suppressing it in favor of certain groups. It’s all well and good when they are suppressing people that disagree with you, but not so much when the opposite is true.
This is why “platforms” like Twitter need to lose their liability protection when they engage in such behavior. They are no longer playing the role of independent platform in need such protection; they are a publisher that is deciding what can and cannot be viewed. That is perfectly acceptable, as long as they are held accountable for that content. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
- dleslie 6y agoTwitter does not have a monopoly, let alone is abusing the powers of one. You may use Parler, Gab, and countless federated services; along with Facebook and other giants.
- downandout 6y agoA de facto monopoly means one that is, for all intents and purposes, a monopoly - despite the existence of alternatives. Is anyone going to read your content on any of the services you mentioned?
- dleslie 6y agoPlenty of people use Parler, Facebook, Mastodon and Gab. Seems quite American to me to be supporting a marketplace of alternatives.
- downandout 6y agoFacebook is in a different category. Are you really arguing that Parler, Mastodon, and Gab have userbases that are on par with Twitter? How exactly are you defining “plenty”?
- dleslie 6y agoThere are alternatives with appreciable communities and free and open access. Use them if you don't like Twitter's policies, and don't for a second think that freedom of speech entitles you access to a private platform. Freedom of Speech has never been a guarantee of platform access or forced association.