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EFF's response to social media companies' decisions to block Trump’s accounts

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Re: EFF's response to social media companies' decisions to block Trump’s accounts

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> The decisions by Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and others to suspend and/or block President Trump’s communications via their platforms is a simple exercise of their rights, under the First Amendment and Section 230, to curate their sites.

EFF supporting corporate personhood and private censorship?

It's time to restart the cycle with new means of communication that the new establishment cannot police.

Re: EFF's response to social media companies' decisions to block Trump’s accounts

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I see. Hold your ground for free speech till... Ok, we were kidding we were just bluffing. Go ahead. We don't care. We support corporate censorship now full throat. It's for the best. We're looking out for your own good.

I mean really, so you know it was in the government's purview to hold Snowden, Manning and Assange accountable to what's within their rights too. Nice to see you sway with the wind there EFF.

Guess Biden can pick up the phone and tell them to let them hang out to dry because you know, the government has the right. Why, why bother contesting them, right?

I was the one thing. The one thing you had as a mission.

Re: EFF's response to social media companies' decisions to block Trump’s accounts

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post #4

I see. Hold your ground for free speech till... Ok, we were kidding we were just bluffing. Go ahead. We don't care. We support corporate censorship now full throat. It's for the best. We're looking out for your own good. I mean really, so you know it was in the government's purview to hold Snowden, Manning and Assange accountable to what's within their rights too. Nice to see you sway with the wind there EFF. Guess B…

it's pretty surreal.

i guess we all learnt something new. didnt we..boys and girls?

Re: EFF's response to social media companies' decisions to block Trump’s accounts

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post #4

I see. Hold your ground for free speech till... Ok, we were kidding we were just bluffing. Go ahead. We don't care. We support corporate censorship now full throat. It's for the best. We're looking out for your own good. I mean really, so you know it was in the government's purview to hold Snowden, Manning and Assange accountable to what's within their rights too. Nice to see you sway with the wind there EFF. Guess B…

it's pretty surreal. i guess we all learnt something new. didnt we..boys and girls?

They obviously must have been on the fence about it during the summer and it tortured their conscience so much that this was just too much for them to bear and they no longer could believe in freedom of speech.

We'll probably hear them retracting support for Snowden soon. they're probably typing it up as we speak.

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