> it was clearly a political ban to appease the new party in power I don't see it that way at all. I think these companies' PR is just constantly hanging off o

> it was clearly a political ban to appease the new party in power I don't see it that way at all. I think these companies' PR is just constantly hanging off of whatever 51% of the country wants to see them do. When the riot happened, public opinion on Parler getting limited/kicked off the internet tipped from just under 50% to just over 50%, and every major corporation to whom it was relevant was watching. It doesn't matter whether more planning happened on Facebook, because that's not the way the public felt about it. I think it's really that simple. Of course it's still a problem that a handful of companies have so much power and reach. Tyranny of the majority is a thing [1]. But I see no need to invoke conspiracy. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority