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"caves" is an odd word choice. The platform banned the president of the united states, libeling him in the process, which feels like a pretty big and harmful de
by guywithahat 1y ago
"caves" is an odd word choice. The platform banned the president of the united states, libeling him in the process, which feels like a pretty big and harmful deal. I don't want big tech regulating which politicians we're allowed to know about, and I would imagine most people would agree whether it's about a Republican or Democrat.
- zenitsukz 1y agoAverage politician hasn't tried to steal an election though
- pacman1337 1y agoMany people have difficulty understanding the difference between a belief and a fact. I.e, you are talking about a belief but talking like it is a fact.
- zenitsukz 1y agoSorry, what exactly is "not a fact" about it?
- guywithahat 1y agoI mean Meta, X, and Google have all paid him out so far. Why would you think he tried to steal the election? What lead you to this belief? I don't think I know anyone in real life who holds this belief, I genuinely don't know why someone would think this.
- zenitsukz 1y agoNot sure what these companies paying the authoritarian tax is supposed to say about anything other than the president openly takes bribes. > I don't think I know anyone in real life who holds this belief Maybe you just don't know anyone who knows any of the facts? -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot
- guywithahat 1y agoI don't want to get too political on HN, but you should know according to the article essentially all of the money went to the government or lawyers, not Trump.
- zenitsukz 1y agoSure, "not Trump" just the pointless ballroom he decided to have built.
- UncleMeat 1y agoYeah because we have a fascist fucking government and they are more interested in money than principle. The effort to have false electors vote for Trump as president in 2020 is extremely documented. What exactly would you call that if not stealing the election?
- pacman1337 1y agoCan you at least admit that it isn't a fact like the sky is blue or gravity pulls objects together?
- zenitsukz 1y agoExcept it is. It's been years since one of the most well documented attempts at a steal ever. Only the willfully blind remain unaware, it's undeniable -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot
- LocalH 1y agoIn the US, it's not libel if it's true.
- guywithahat 1y ago[flagged]
- latexr 1y ago> If it were true, Google, Meta, and X wouldn't have paid out ~60 million so far. They paid because they fear that not caving would be worse for them. Lawsuits aren’t cheap, and it’s a common tactic to sue someone to burden them with the costs of fighting it, thus getting them to shut up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_publ... In this case, they also have to feat the possibility of legal repercussions in other ways, such as having business deals deliberately stalled or denied in retaliation, something the Trump administration has made very clear is something they are OK with doing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Live https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Liv...! > based off a protest You are oversimplifying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–2023_Brazilian_coup_plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–2023_Brazilian_coup_plot
- FireBeyond 1y agoHow do you feel about Google's settlement being a donation to a Trust that's building the "Trump Ballroom"? Helpfully, Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, has formed a company that handles construction management for event spaces...
- Fairburn 1y agoKnowing about and having to hear his lies are two diff things.