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Re: Expensify's CEO emailed 10M customers urging them to vote for Biden

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Post by biolurker1 » Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 6:35 PM UTC

mixedCase wrote: post #14

biolurker1 wrote: post #9

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Total annihilation is possible for the first time ever if Trump remains. Seriously. That's why scientific American, NY times and many others for the first time in history took sides.

Are you threatening a terrorist attack if Trump wins or is there something clear and obvious that makes you say that 4 more years of Trump is a credible likely cause of total annihilation?

Trump has made enemies worldwide & ridiculed allies, is delusional as he has lied provenly 20.000 times, is personally responsible for promising the virus will go away when it has killed 200k and will kill more than half a million and is the perfect man to not give a damn about things going on in the mediterranean and other parts of the world that could start a thermonuclear war. If one starts ever, there is a great probability it starts during his second term. He has polarized America and endorsed terrorist & underground groups such as Qanon & white supremacists and can bring total chaos in usa which frankly I don't live in. If after all that you still don't get it I understand, it's how evolution made some humans. My comment will be downvoted but it's directed to you and I hope you read it and reflect.I wonder what made you think I am threatening something that's really interesting btw. You can't deduct this from my comment unless you are totally pro trump.Sorry I have forgotten climate change that will doom us and he opted out from the global effort.

Re: Expensify's CEO emailed 10M customers urging them to vote for Biden

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Post by rektide » Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 8:38 PM UTC

Grustaf wrote: post #4

PeekPoke wrote: post #2

Appalling interference in the election by yet another Tech giant. Why isn't this regulated?

I don't agree with his alarmism and think it was stupid to send it, but why would it be regulated? I think this is very different from Facebook or Twitter skew feeds in favour of some political cause. First of all they are essentially public utilities, they shouldn't regulate speech as long as it's legal. Secondly they do it without people's knowledge. David Barret's embarrassing email is completely honest and open.

> First of all they are essentially public utilities, they shouldn't regulate speech as long as it's legal.

Hard no. There is no legal nor moral basis for this. Absolutely not.

Re: Expensify's CEO emailed 10M customers urging them to vote for Biden

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Post by Grustaf » Sun, Oct 25, 2020, 9:32 PM UTC

rektide wrote: post #22

Grustaf wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't agree with his alarmism and think it was stupid to send it, but why would it be regulated? I think this is very different from Facebook or Twitter skew feeds in favour of some political cause. First of all they are essentially public utilities, they shouldn't regulate speech as long as it's legal. Secondly they do it without people's knowledge. David Barret's embarrassing email is completely honest and open.

> First of all they are essentially public utilities, they shouldn't regulate speech as long as it's legal. Hard no. There is no legal nor moral basis for this. Absolutely not.

There is no legal basis for them NOT to censor? What does that mean?

Re: Expensify's CEO emailed 10M customers urging them to vote for Biden

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Post by rektide » Mon, Oct 26, 2020, 3:22 PM UTC

Grustaf wrote: post #23

rektide wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> First of all they are essentially public utilities, they shouldn't regulate speech as long as it's legal. Hard no. There is no legal nor moral basis for this. Absolutely not.

There is no legal basis for them NOT to censor? What does that mean?

They are not utilities in any way. They are private entities.

They can control speech however they want in their realm. If they want to censor, it's completely in their right.