In the United States and Europe, it is concern that tech companies are stifling competition, spreading misinformation and eroding privacy; in Russia and elsewhere, it is to silence protest movements and tighten political control; in China, it is some of both.
When coming from Republicans in the Unites States, it is to silence protest movements and tighten political control.
i.e. they're probably not going to go after an anonymous troll on Techdirt that tries to dishonestly spin a narrative that Dominion is only after money.
I've noticed you rarely come into these threads early, you seem to dive in when everyone else has stopped talking. Does it just take you that long to come up with the dumbest take possible, or does it come naturally and you're just late to everything?
It seems more like he's hoping to sneak in his false narratives in when they're less likely to be challenged by facts and flags.
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When coming from Republicans in the Unites States, it is to silence protest movements and tighten political control.
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I'll just leave this meme here:
https://i.redd.it/1ojrbs0klfu61.jpg
On the post: Federal Court Tells Minnesota State Police To Stop Attacking, Harassing, And Arresting Journalists Covering Protests
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Only a complete moron would have fallen for the "it was drugs that killed Floyd, not the 9 minutes without oxygen" false narrative.
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As good as his Prenda defense fund.
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Aww, did Rocky's facts trigger you, little snowflake?
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i.e. they're probably not going to go after an anonymous troll on Techdirt that tries to dishonestly spin a narrative that Dominion is only after money.
On the post: Josh Hawley: We Must Break Up Companies Whose Politics I Disagree With For Discriminating Against People Whose Politics I Agree With
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Note for blue-brain:
This comment was held in moderation for 9-12 hours.
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AKA the ones whose fame allowed them to cause harm to Dominion with their deliberate lies.
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Re: Agreement is Irrelevant
Back in the real world, the only anti-American censoring totalitarian is Hawley.
On the post: Josh Hawley: We Must Break Up Companies Whose Politics I Disagree With For Discriminating Against People Whose Politics I Agree With
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The Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans act: censors free speech because he doesn't like it
Supporting Trump's unconstitutiinal to the FCC to illegally "reinterpret" section 230: censors free speech because he doesn't like it
Bill to put 230 protections in the hands of partisan FTC appointees: censors free speech because he doesn't like it
Bad faith attack on good faith moderation: censors free speech because he doesn't like it
Petty attack on MLB: censors free speech because he doesn't like it
Tying the first amendment to webpage design: censors free speech because he doesn't like it
Tying the first amendment to advertising use: censors free speech because he doesn't like it
Interfering with TikTok: censors free speech because he doesn't like it
Whining about Simon & Schuster: attacks free speech because he doesn't like it
On the post: Apple Tells Congress That It Will Reallow Parler's App In The App Store, Now That It Has A Moderation Plan In Place
It's like there were more effective ways at getting back on Apple than patheticaly playing victim.
On the post: The GOP Is Using Veterans As Props To Demonize Net Neutrality
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It's already inviolately established that it's impossible to attack net neutrality without deliberately lying about what it is and does.
It's already inviolately established that it's impossible to attack Section 230 without deliberately lying about what it is and does.
And now we see that both remain true when a troll makes a pathetic attempt at attacking both at the same time.
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[Projects facts not in evidence]
On the post: Josh Hawley: We Must Break Up Companies Whose Politics I Disagree With For Discriminating Against People Whose Politics I Agree With
The headline does unsurprisingly little to narrow down which specific piece of proposed legislation from Hawley is at issue.
Really, if it weren't mentioned specifically by name in the body, the articpe could be talking about any one of his bills.
On the post: Judge Has Some Fun Denying Injunction Requested By One Brewery For Another Over Trademark Suit
It seems only Shipheads sue over beer trademarks.
On the post: FBI Flexes Rule 41 Powers, Uses Remote Access Technique To Neutralize Compromised Software All Over The US
Re: innocuous leader
[Asserts facts not in evidence]
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Re: Re: Re: who is this " out_of_the_blue" -- asks no one ever!
Without the false premise that your comments have ever been "on-topic dissent," the rest of your lie falls apart.
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It seems more like he's hoping to sneak in his false narratives in when they're less likely to be challenged by facts and flags.
On the post: Republican's 'Big Tech Accountability' Platform Calls For Both More And Less Moderation, And A 'Not Fairness Doctrine' Fairness Doctrine
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Republicans seem to have a lot of difficulty in being able to identify what are utilities/infrastructure.
On the post: The Pillow Dude's 'Free Speech' Social Media Website Will Moderate 'Swear Words' Because Of Course It Will
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Well, right-wingers' two most-hated concepts, as shown by their actions and policies, are "constitution" and "freedom."
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