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To: Zenyatta
President Trump said Wednesday that he will “strongly regulate” or even “close down” social media platforms,

Don't do that, Mr. President. Twitter censoring comments is bad enough, totalitarian government is far worse. Leftwing politicians would love to be able to turn off Rush Limbaugh and Fox News.

3 posted on 05/27/2020 10:02:21 AM PDT by libertylover (Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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To: libertylover

See post #9

It is like the backlash about Bathroom Bills that are actually responsive legislation to legislation that was forced on the public by backroom homofascists. “Why are we even debating who should be permitted to go into the women’s room, we have more important things to attend to!” Why indeed. Power grabs.


10 posted on 05/27/2020 10:10:45 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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To: libertylover

It would be well within President Trump’s powers to issue an Executive Order stating that websites and social media platforms must adhere to policies that protect and promote Conservative opinions.


11 posted on 05/27/2020 10:10:55 AM PDT by Meatspace
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To: libertylover

Sherman antitrust is the hammer to use
to break these bastards.


21 posted on 05/27/2020 10:30:47 AM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: libertylover

ensuring freedom is not totalitarian. What google, FB and Twitter and youtube do is Totalitarian.

When I call someone T-Mobile doesn’t block my call for content. When I mail a letter the USPS doesn’t block the content. My e-mails are not blocked for content. Why is it I can’t have that freedom when I use social media to post messages? They seem like public utilities to me.

They should be brought to heal by the FCC or someone because they function as monopolies or trusts.

Also stifling political speech effects our elections. If google, twitter, FB and others all block conservative speech they control the elections.


25 posted on 05/27/2020 10:39:52 AM PDT by stuckincali
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To: libertylover

Mainstream broadcast media has no right of free speech as they have collective sway. Twitter resorted to mainstream broadcast fact check, equivalent of shouting fire in theater. It is going beyond mere discussion but creating hysteria.


37 posted on 05/27/2020 11:57:25 AM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security in hatse:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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