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Yet look at the complete suppression of any Trump-related social media group since the 6th. It should be a perfect example of the outsized political influence t

Yet look at the complete suppression of any Trump-related social media group since the 6th. It should be a perfect example of the outsized political influence that these massive multinational corporations have. Network effects make it extremely difficult to just move somewhere else.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
> Yet look at the complete suppression of any Trump-related social media group since the 6th. You have a right to say what you want, but nobody is forced to help you spread that speech. Parler still found a way didn't it? Huh, it's almost like there are a whole lot of competitors for any given internet service that people could turn to. > It should be a perfect example of the outsized political influence that these massive multinational corporations have. They hardly need to censor their platforms for that, they have billions of dollars at their disposal. > Network effects make it extremely difficult to just move somewhere else. Facebook built that network, why do you have a right to tell them who can and cannot use it? If you don't like it, don't use it, and recommend that others don't use it either. If that's too big a sacrifice to you, then you've made your priorities clear. You talk a big game, but when push comes to shove if you aren't willing to inconvenience yourself even a little bit then I don't know why you expect anyone in a position to change things to care.
- TheAdamAndChe 6y ago
  "nobody is forced to help you" "Huh, it's almost like" "why do you have a right" "If that's too big a sacrifice to you" "You talk a big game, but when push comes to shove" "I don't know why you expect anyone in a position to change things to care." These are non-productive, confrontational choices of language that make me choose not to respond to you. Please rethink how you discuss contentious issues.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago

> Yet look at the complete suppression of any Trump-related social media group since the 6th. You have a right to say what you want, but nobody is forced to help you spread that speech. Parler still found a way didn't it? Huh, it's almost like there are a whole lot of competitors for any given internet service that people could turn to. > It should be a perfect example of the outsized political influence that these massive multinational corporations have. They hardly need to censor their platforms for that, they have billions of dollars at their disposal. > Network effects make it extremely difficult to just move somewhere else. Facebook built that network, why do you have a right to tell them who can and cannot use it? If you don't like it, don't use it, and recommend that others don't use it either. If that's too big a sacrifice to you, then you've made your priorities clear. You talk a big game, but when push comes to shove if you aren't willing to inconvenience yourself even a little bit then I don't know why you expect anyone in a position to change things to care.

TheAdamAndChe 6y ago
"nobody is forced to help you" "Huh, it's almost like" "why do you have a right" "If that's too big a sacrifice to you" "You talk a big game, but when push comes to shove" "I don't know why you expect anyone in a position to change things to care." These are non-productive, confrontational choices of language that make me choose not to respond to you. Please rethink how you discuss contentious issues.