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UN chief calls for regulating social media companies
Associated Press ^ | January 29, 2021 | Edith M. Lederer

Posted on 01/29/2021 9:47:33 AM PST by Olog-hai

The United Nations chief called Thursday for global rules to regulate powerful social media companies like Twitter and Facebook.

Secretary-General António Guterres said he believes it shouldn’t be a company that has the power to decide whether, for example, then president Donald Trump’s Twitter account should be closed, as a questioner asked.

Rather, he said, a “mechanism” should be created “in which there is a regulatory framework with rules that allow for that to be done in line with law.”

“I do not think that we can live in a world where too much power is given to a reduced number of companies,” Guterres stressed at a news conference. …

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Society
KEYWORDS: guterres; section230; tds; twitter; un; untiednations

1 posted on 01/29/2021 9:47:33 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

“Who does the UN think they are? Donald Trump?!!” - Mark Zuckermother


2 posted on 01/29/2021 9:48:15 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: Olog-hai

Sleepy46’s earpiece agrees.


3 posted on 01/29/2021 9:49:38 AM PST by Veggie Todd (Religion. It's like a History class. Without the facts. )
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To: Olog-hai
Global problems, global government.

First you create global problems, then you create global government to solve them.

4 posted on 01/29/2021 9:51:48 AM PST by cmj328 (We live here.)
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To: cmj328

First you create global problems, then you create global government to solve them.

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I agree. As much as I think big-tech censorship is a huge problem, the last thing I want is the U.N. to play hero and do a power grab.


5 posted on 01/29/2021 9:56:24 AM PST by z3n
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To: z3n

Exactly.

Something is up with this decision.

Somehow it benefits them and their NWO and Great Reset, even though we can’t see it now.

They are not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts of concern for the general populace.


6 posted on 01/29/2021 10:14:47 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
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To: metmom
They are not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts of concern for the general populace.

Hey big tech wanted globalism this is what it looks like. Guess they didn't figure it would not be them in charge.

They will get no support from me.

7 posted on 01/29/2021 10:18:24 AM PST by usurper ( version )
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To: Olog-hai

The UN would regulate everything like the EU does, if it could.


8 posted on 01/29/2021 10:22:08 AM PST by Little Ray (The Government is always its own largest and most important Special Interest. .)
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To: usurper

They are all playing king of the hill.

Just a matter of who is the top dog.


9 posted on 01/29/2021 10:43:02 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
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To: Olog-hai

Excuse us if we’re all a little cynical about “ law” right now


10 posted on 01/29/2021 12:17:43 PM PST by silverleaf (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.)
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To: Olog-hai

I think the Donald already has a plan for that but thanks for the concern. 😏


11 posted on 01/29/2021 2:42:39 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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