Who's next? Me? You?

[Sweet_Lara]

Set aside your hate for the president. Just for a moment, please.

Are you seriously OK with the arbitrary censorship of the free speech of millions of people by a few massively powerful monopolies because they don’t agree with their views?

What's next?

You might consider these monopolies on your side today but find yourself aligned with an issue some day that they seem unacceptable.

And don’t you dare lump all conservatives in the group of reprehensible rioters who tore apart and terrorized the Capitol. Just as I haven't lumped all Libs among the rioters who tore apart and burned communities all over the States this summer.

 

[phrodeau]

Rules were made and broken. There are consequences.

 

[Champakian]

They don't care;
flush with victory - they got him.

They don't give a shit about who is next - Pyrrhic Victory is not in their lexicon.



No one will ever come for them. :nods:

 

[phrodeau]

Personal responsibility has bitten your ass.

 

[Landshark1]

Set aside your hate for the president. Just for a moment, please.

Are you seriously OK with the arbitrary censorship of the free speech of millions of people by a few massively powerful monopolies because they don’t agree with their views?

What's next?

You might consider these monopolies on your side today but find yourself aligned with an issue some day that they seem unacceptable.

And don’t you dare lump all conservatives in the group of reprehensible rioters who tore apart and terrorized the Capitol. Just as I haven't lumped all Libs among the rioters who tore apart and burned communities all over the States this summer.

First Amendment only applies to the Government. Business's can do what ever they want.

 

[Champakian]

First Amendment only applies to the Government. Business's can do what ever they want.

Actually, that's not completely true.

The best bet is that we start looking at Google as a monopoly and break it up under existing law.

 

[sweepthefloor]

First Amendment only applies to the Government. Business's can do what ever they want.

exactly which is why I do not understand the outrage. nobody wants the government getting involved with private companies.

we all have free speech but we are not guaranteed a platform, go stand on the corner, on a soap box.

 

[coati]

Yup, the tin pot dictators and fringe cultists are free to purchase horse drawn wagons and take their medicine show on the road.

 

[RobDownSouth]

First Amendment only applies to the Government.

Actually, that's not completely true.

The Supreme Court decided otherwise in Christian Bakeries vs. Gay Wedding Cakes .

But hai, don't let reality get in the way of your little hissy fit.

 

[WillJ8787]

Set aside your hate for the president. Just for a moment, please.

Are you seriously OK with the arbitrary censorship of the free speech of millions of people by a few massively powerful monopolies because they don’t agree with their views?

What's next?

You might consider these monopolies on your side today but find yourself aligned with an issue some day that they seem unacceptable.

And don’t you dare lump all conservatives in the group of reprehensible rioters who tore apart and terrorized the Capitol. Just as I haven't lumped all Libs among the rioters who tore apart and burned communities all over the States this summer.

Your incorrect that free speech is being violated. Free speach laws only apply to you with respect to the Government and it's agencies.

Free speech does not exist between you and private corporations.

You have no case!

And you'll be fine....tons of us lived in a world without Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for most of our lives.

I still don't have any of them...never will...I don't like being someone's product and having my personal information available to them our the world.

You should be more afraid of this than your 1st Amendment rights.

 

[Dribble]

exactly which is why I do not understand the outrage. nobody wants the government getting involved with private companies.

we all have free speech but we are not guaranteed a platform, go stand on the corner, on a soap box.

Traitors have never understood the Constitution. There is NO PLACE in this country for Fascism. Anyone that complains about private companies limiting their voice on their products...supports Fascism
.

 

[islandman]

Set aside your hate for the president. Just for a moment, please.

Are you seriously OK with the arbitrary censorship of the free speech of millions of people by a few massively powerful monopolies because they don’t agree with their views?

What's next?

You might consider these monopolies on your side today but find yourself aligned with an issue some day that they seem unacceptable.

And don’t you dare lump all conservatives in the group of reprehensible rioters who tore apart and terrorized the Capitol. Just as I haven't lumped all Libs among the rioters who tore apart and burned communities all over the States this summer.

No shoes, no shirt, no service. if you can accept that of restaurants and other places of business, you can accept it from Twitter, Google, and others.

 

[Dribble]

No shoes, no shirt, no service. if you can accept that of restaurants and other places of business, you can accept it from Twitter, Google, and others.

Pretty simple isn't it?

 

[sighLent]

LIT isnt better

 

[phrodeau]

I have confirmed that Breitbart.com still has active Twitter and Facebook accounts. Are they in danger of being removed?

 

[FGB]

AT&T

Ma Bell.

 

[Aglaopheme]

Set aside your hate for the president. Just for a moment, please.

Are you seriously OK with the arbitrary censorship of the free speech of millions of people by a few massively powerful monopolies because they don’t agree with their views?

What's next?

You might consider these monopolies on your side today but find yourself aligned with an issue some day that they seem unacceptable.

And don’t you dare lump all conservatives in the group of reprehensible rioters who tore apart and terrorized the Capitol. Just as I haven't lumped all Libs among the rioters who tore apart and burned communities all over the States this summer.

What millions? All conservatives are not being censored. There is nothing arbitrary about it. You are being just a tad hyperbolic.

 

[dolf]

Ok, I'm being denied free speech because the BBC refuses to let me airtime to voice my opinion.

 

[Adre]

It’s concerning when some folk think advocating the shooting death of the Vice President equates to “free speech.”

 

[Dribble]

It’s concerning when some folk think advocating the shooting death of the Vice President equates to “free speech.”

Or hanging "libs" 4 by 4 in the mall for all to see

 

[Aglaopheme]

Or hanging "libs" 4 by 4 in the mall for all to see

Or, pipe bombs and napalm.

 

[RoryN]

arbitrary censorship

Wrong. (Don't use big words if you don't know how.)

of...free speech

Also wrong.

 

[ShagTimes]

Set aside your hate for the president. Just for a moment, please.

Are you seriously OK with the arbitrary censorship of the free speech of millions of people by a few massively powerful monopolies because they don’t agree with their views?

What's next?

You might consider these monopolies on your side today but find yourself aligned with an issue some day that they seem unacceptable.

And don’t you dare lump all conservatives in the group of reprehensible rioters who tore apart and terrorized the Capitol. Just as I haven't lumped all Libs among the rioters who tore apart and burned communities all over the States this summer.

I predict that Biden will see out his full term, only one term because he'll be too old for a second term, and unless she repositions herself as more moderate, the next Democrat President will not be Kamala Harris. By then the whole cultural paradigm and body politique will have changed back to a more centre ground place again, and it will be the progressive left, as well as the far right, that will be finding themselves censured by social media.

 

[coati]

The ones who get "censured" by private media outlets will be those who use lies and conspiracy theories to incite violence. Have you noticed that ProudBoBo no longer makes explicit statements promoting violence?

Welcome to the new reality in the U.S.A. Electronic media is supporting non-violent elections as the main instrument of change in our government.

Let the tears flow among the tantrum-throwers of all political extremes...

 

[Sean]

Josh Marshall
@joshtpm
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Been saying this for years. Don't pretend or indulge the platforms' pretensions that they're mini- or quasi-governments. They're companies, and fairly predatory ones at that. Getting booted from Twitter is no more a political event than getting yr Minecraft account suspended.