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This is obviously going nowhere, but things are a little different now anyway. What was tried in 2020 and 2021 ultimately didn't work and it won't work going f

• consteval 2y ago
  To be clear, I'm not pro-censorship. And, to further be clear, there is zero first amendment infringement when private corporations silence your voice. This is the free market at play. I'm merely demonstrating why private companies chose to censor. Misinformation during a health crisis isn't free - it costs lives. They don't want to be responsible; they don't want that on their shoulders. So they just silenced the "vaccines cause autism!" crowd and moved on. The reason conservatives are "targeted" is not because they're conservative, but rather because their platform is being based on lies more and more as time goes on. Science denial, conspiracy theories, a lack of care for human life - these tendencies are rampant in some conservative communities. This isn't fixed going forward, it's only getting worse. It's gotten so bad that a lot of conservatives won't even listen to Trump. Seriously, they think quoting Trump is misinformation. This abject detachment from reality is very concerning to me. It's absolutely unnerving that you can't even ask conservatives for their own platform and beliefs anymore.
  • rgrieselhuber 2y ago
    "And, to further be clear, there is zero first amendment infringement when private corporations silence your voice." Couldn't agree more! If you don't like it, just go build your own multi-billion dollar private tech company funded also by taxpayer money.