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Democratic politicians have been hounding Facebook and YouTube since 2016. Perhaps you mean why did we focus so much of our efforts on a single website? In thi
by ppeetteerr 6y ago
Democratic politicians have been hounding Facebook and YouTube since 2016.
Perhaps you mean why did we focus so much of our efforts on a single website? In this very moment, it's because this website was used to coordinate the efforts of a national group of potential terrorists. The pot boiled hard and fast.
- pas 6y agoCharlottesville was a proving ground. Trump's singing to white nationalists, violence against "the other side", casualti(es). In this particular case Trump directly ordered the attack. (At first I put quotes on order and attack, but alas no quotes needed, it's what it is.) But he has been flaring these flames since ... that fucking birth certificate dog whistle.
- ppeetteerr 6y agoIt's surprising Twitter let him keep his account this long. SV is not _that_ powerful.
- ashtonkem 6y agoGreenwald’s thing is totally ignoring what his ideological opponents do, and then whine about them not doing what he thinks they should have done. The idea that Democrats have been easy and kind on Twitter and FB is so disconnected with reality it’s actually kind of funny.