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> For anyone who is happy about this, imagine if it was done to the politician you support. I'm not overly concerned since politician I support don't encourage

• Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
  You missed the point where I was asking you to imagine a situation where he is silenced anyway. For defending democratic institutions, for example. This happens to russian opposition rather frequently, and on privately owned platforms.
  • majormajor 6y ago
    It's important to fight the Trumps and would-be-Trumps of the US now before they can gather enough power to take us further down that road. Trump being held to the same rules as everyone else[0] by a private party despite being a politician is basically the OPPOSITE of the government having so much power that even private parties will silence people the government doesn't like. So yes, I think it's VITALLY important to protect the rights of private Americans to NOT have to be mouthpieces for the government if they disagree. [0] well, actually, he's still getting some kid gloves, but it's an improvement
    • Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
      I don't think you understand. This problem is larger than Trump. Big platforms will be around far longer than he. And they have unchecked power to create narratives in favor of one side, which their opposition won't be able to breach. The supported side will eventually (and inevitably) gain power, and then these private platform will be censoring opposition just because they don't like people speaking up against the government the platform supports. And it'll all be pretty legal.