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> Massive multinational corporations having this much power over our speech is not healthy. Who has power over my speech? I have iPhone, Android, Ubuntu, Mac a

> Massive multinational corporations having this much power over our speech is not healthy. Who has power over my speech? I have iPhone, Android, Ubuntu, Mac and other tech. My speech is not limited in any way. I can write down notes on paper if I want. I can write down content freely today as I could yesterday. What corporation out there has any power over my speech, much less "too much power"? Edit: I seem blocked by HN temporarily (for opposing viewpoints? I don't know but I can't post any more!) so to respond to the post below me here is an edit: Trump should hold a press conference if he wants to say something. It can easily be streamed on the internet. No president before 2007 had access to Twitter and they could still get the word out online if they wanted to.

jpxw 6y ago
Let’s say Trump wants to send a message to the country using the internet right now. How does he do it? Think about it, and then tell me that these corporations don’t have power over our speech.
- landryraccoon 6y ago
  He calls a press conference, and Fox News, ONN, the New York Times and a host of other media sources listen to the press conference, then publish his remarks on the internet.
  - abernard1 6y ago
    Maybe he should fax some people while he's at it. Possibly send some good ol' newsletters to people's mail. Folks, this is "get on the back of the bus" behavior. People in a free society should be able to use modern, first-class services if other people can.
    - landryraccoon 6y ago
      It is very hard for me to see the President of the United States as an unfairly persecuted, powerless individual without the ability to get his message out.
      - JohnTHaller 6y ago
        He's not. But he loves to portray himself simultaneously as a "tough guy" and as an "constantly and unfairly persecuted victim".
- decebalus1 6y ago
  You need to do some light reading. If it's important enough: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system/public/emergency-alert-system https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integr... If it's not, he can call a press conference which will be broadcasted over the internet.

jpxw 6y ago

Let’s say Trump wants to send a message to the country using the internet right now. How does he do it? Think about it, and then tell me that these corporations don’t have power over our speech.

landryraccoon 6y ago
He calls a press conference, and Fox News, ONN, the New York Times and a host of other media sources listen to the press conference, then publish his remarks on the internet.
- abernard1 6y ago
  Maybe he should fax some people while he's at it. Possibly send some good ol' newsletters to people's mail. Folks, this is "get on the back of the bus" behavior. People in a free society should be able to use modern, first-class services if other people can.
  - landryraccoon 6y ago
    It is very hard for me to see the President of the United States as an unfairly persecuted, powerless individual without the ability to get his message out.
    - JohnTHaller 6y ago
      He's not. But he loves to portray himself simultaneously as a "tough guy" and as an "constantly and unfairly persecuted victim".
decebalus1 6y ago
You need to do some light reading. If it's important enough: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system/public/emergency-alert-system https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integr... If it's not, he can call a press conference which will be broadcasted over the internet.