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The ACLU hasn't been a credible defender of free speech in some time. (FIRE and EFF still credible.)

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• yellow_postit 2y ago
  I started having issues when they supported Citizens United
  • Gormo 2y ago
    But the ACLU was arguing in defense of free speech there.
    • rayiner 2y ago
      Had citizens united gone the other way, imagine what Trump could’ve done with Facebook and Google to ensure reelection in 2020.
      • Gormo 2y ago
        He wouldn't have had to resort to complex modes of influence, that's for sure. It's very scary that we've gotten to the point where people are claiming to "protect democracy" by proposing to allow institutions controlled by incumbent politicians to regulate who is allowed to say what in the lead-up to elections.