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There are many reasons why that won't work for a lot of people: What if friends who have a variety of opinions just want to be able to communicate with each o

There are many reasons why that won't work for a lot of people: What if friends who have a variety of opinions just want to be able to communicate with each other? Or what if someone wants to hear all the facts without censorship? Maybe the Hunter Biden's laptop story was true, but you wouldn't hear that on Twitter. Maybe Trump was very wrong about Invermectin, but you wouldn't hear that on Truth Social. What if someone believes that open debate is better for democracy than a few alternative echo chambers?

scarface74 4y ago
Those friends can all form a group on Messenger or join Truth Social.
- stale2002 4y ago
  Once again, no they don't have to do this. They can use our existing legal system, which has said that this law is legal. So they are actually going to be able to engage on facebook and twitter, pretty soon.
  - scarface74 4y ago
    The law only in Texas until it is overturned. Can I come to your private residence with a group of friends and spout any type of none sense? Isn’t it telling that conservatives can’t come up with a successful social media platform?
    - stale2002 4y ago
      > Can I come to your private residence I don't have 50 million users, so no the law would not apply to my private residence. The law instead applies to large social media companies. And the law is allowed by the court system. If I get 50 million users at some point, running a multi-billion dollar company, then yes the law would apply to me. > until it is overturned. I'd recommend that you read up on the supreme court opinions on this. They have already made some statements, that is looking like they are not going to overturn the law.
      - scarface74 4y ago
        So it’s only after you are a certain size that the government can take control over a private corporation? I thought conservatives were against “socialism”?
        stale2002 4y ago
        > So it’s only after you are a certain size that the government We have all sorts of laws that only apply to large companies yes. For example, a random example would be anti-trust laws. Literally they only start applying if you have a large enough effect on the market. It is an established precedent in many parts of the law. And similarly, common carrier laws haven't been that controversial. Parties from all sides of the political spectrum support our existing common carrier laws.
        scarface74 4y ago
        So Twitter of all things are a monopoly? Truth Social is proof that anyone can build a social network platform. It being a failure is an example of the free market at work. Landline phones and the internet infrastructure and the cell network are all examples of natural monopolies, a website is not a natural monopoly.
        stale2002 4y ago
        No, I didn't say that twitter was a monopoly. Instead, I gave an example of how it is an established precedent that yes certain laws only apply if a company is large, or has a large market effect. Are you actually unaware that there are laws that only apply if a company is large enough?
        joshuamorton 4y ago
        This isn't actually true, in the US anti-trust laws don't take into account company size at all. A small company can engage in anti-competitive practices, and a monopoly isn't inherently in violation of anti-trust laws. There are laws that only apply if a company has enough employees, and tax stuff that applies only above certain revenue, but I'm not actually aware of any other regulations that apply if a company has too many customers.

scarface74 4y ago

Those friends can all form a group on Messenger or join Truth Social.

stale2002 4y ago
Once again, no they don't have to do this. They can use our existing legal system, which has said that this law is legal. So they are actually going to be able to engage on facebook and twitter, pretty soon.
- scarface74 4y ago
  The law only in Texas until it is overturned. Can I come to your private residence with a group of friends and spout any type of none sense? Isn’t it telling that conservatives can’t come up with a successful social media platform?
  - stale2002 4y ago
    > Can I come to your private residence I don't have 50 million users, so no the law would not apply to my private residence. The law instead applies to large social media companies. And the law is allowed by the court system. If I get 50 million users at some point, running a multi-billion dollar company, then yes the law would apply to me. > until it is overturned. I'd recommend that you read up on the supreme court opinions on this. They have already made some statements, that is looking like they are not going to overturn the law.
    - scarface74 4y ago
      So it’s only after you are a certain size that the government can take control over a private corporation? I thought conservatives were against “socialism”?
      - stale2002 4y ago
        > So it’s only after you are a certain size that the government We have all sorts of laws that only apply to large companies yes. For example, a random example would be anti-trust laws. Literally they only start applying if you have a large enough effect on the market. It is an established precedent in many parts of the law. And similarly, common carrier laws haven't been that controversial. Parties from all sides of the political spectrum support our existing common carrier laws.
        scarface74 4y ago
        So Twitter of all things are a monopoly? Truth Social is proof that anyone can build a social network platform. It being a failure is an example of the free market at work. Landline phones and the internet infrastructure and the cell network are all examples of natural monopolies, a website is not a natural monopoly.
        stale2002 4y ago
        No, I didn't say that twitter was a monopoly. Instead, I gave an example of how it is an established precedent that yes certain laws only apply if a company is large, or has a large market effect. Are you actually unaware that there are laws that only apply if a company is large enough?
        joshuamorton 4y ago
        This isn't actually true, in the US anti-trust laws don't take into account company size at all. A small company can engage in anti-competitive practices, and a monopoly isn't inherently in violation of anti-trust laws. There are laws that only apply if a company has enough employees, and tax stuff that applies only above certain revenue, but I'm not actually aware of any other regulations that apply if a company has too many customers.