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They aren't deciding what free speech is acceptable, they're deciding what free speech is acceptable on their private platforms. People are pretending like the
by loceng 6y ago
They aren't deciding what free speech is acceptable, they're deciding what free speech is acceptable on their private platforms.
People are pretending like the platforms that deplatformed the group inciting violence are the only platforms on the internet that they could have used, they're not - they're not monopolies in regards to that. They are however the most convenient platforms to use because of various reasons, however we're not talking about having a right to convenience - we're talking about having the right to free speech, which everyone still does in America and on the internet.
Some advice: if you're going to have a mob boss and wannabe tyrant like Trump and rally your followers on a platform, I'd recommend using, depending on, technology layers of owners who are aligned with you and okay with inciting of violence; Trump goes on Fox News to say whatever the fuck he wants to millions of people while saying he's being prevented from free speech - come on now people, let's come back to reality and stop getting sucked into the gaslighting.
- exporectomy 6y agoYour definition of monopoly is wrong. Microsoft was judged by the court to be abusing its monopoly power by bundling IE with Windows and making it difficult to uninstall even though users could still install competing browsers if they spent the extra effort. There's no natural monopoly that you can't find an alternative to if you're willing to spend enough effort.
- loceng 6y agoThat's not a comparable example.