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One of Big Tech's Own Lobbed a Punch Against Them... On Behalf of Trump
Townhall.com ^ | January 9, 2021 | Beth Bauman

Posted on 01/09/2021 4:36:56 PM PST by Kaslin

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is rarely, if ever, on the side of conservatives. In fact, they usually favor Democrats' policies and decisions. But now the civil rights organization is speaking out about Big Tech's decision to permanently ban President Donald Trump from their platforms.

According to the ACLU, Americans should be concerned about the "unchecked power" that social media platforms have.

"For months, President Trump has been using social media platforms to seed doubt about the results of the election and to undermine the will of voters," ACLU Senior Legal Counsel Kate Ruane said in a statement. "We understand the desire to permanently suspend him now, but it should concern everyone when companies like Facebook and Twitter wield the unchecked power to remove people from platforms that have become indispensable for the speech of billions – especially when political realities make those decisions easier."

The organization reminded followers and supporters that the same thing could happen to them.

"President Trump can turn his press team or Fox News to communicate with the public, but others – like many Black, Brown, and LGTBQ activists who have been censored by social media companies – will not have that luxury. It is our hope that these companies will apply their rules transparently to everyone," the statement concluded.

Conservatives have been concerned about Big Tech censorship for years. It's something we've all talked about in depth, especially with debates over Section 230 protection.

It's a breath of fresh air to see a left-leaning organization admit that what happened to President Trump and other conservatives could happen to anyone else. We never get that kind of admission from left-leaning figures. They know they're safe because their friends in Silicon Valley share their political views.

Free speech and a free press are important aspects of our society. Having a tech company decide who should and should not be allowed on their platforms – including the leader of the free world – is a dangerous thing. Yes, they're a private company and they have a right to do what they think is best. But maybe it's time to address the elephant in the room and admit that stifling content that goes against their narrative isn't healthy and only causes further division. And the only ones who can address this issue, in full, is Congress.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: aclu; bigtech; donaldtrump; lipserviceonly
I sure hope this is true.
1 posted on 01/09/2021 4:36:56 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Don’t worry, in the coming purge of the left eating their own institutions they will consume the ACLU.


2 posted on 01/09/2021 4:38:14 PM PST by Bayard
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To: Bayard
The organization reminded followers and supporters that the same thing could happen to them.

Bingo! These folks get it.

First they came for the MAGA voters, and no one spoke up. Then they came for the #WalkAway voters, and no one spoke up...

3 posted on 01/09/2021 4:41:25 PM PST by Lysandru
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To: Kaslin

“When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”


4 posted on 01/09/2021 4:42:22 PM PST by Samurai_Jack (Democrats are not the enemy, Republicans are not your friends. We're on our own folks!)
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To: Lysandru

it’s sad that she is not yet aware of FOX turning on Trump.


5 posted on 01/09/2021 4:46:42 PM PST by magna carta (TX all you have to do is send an email to principal with a witness included on the communication.)
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To: Lysandru

They have blood lust and can’t think that logically.


6 posted on 01/09/2021 4:49:01 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Kaslin; 100American; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...
Big Tech to ACLU:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jCpUMUezzY

PING!

7 posted on 01/09/2021 4:52:59 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Hope is not a plan. -- Matthew Bracken)
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To: Kaslin
For months, President Trump has been using social media platforms to seed doubt about the results of the election and to undermine the will of voters,"

Same case can be made about the MSM: For months, the main stream media has been using their public airwaves to seed doubt about the results of the election and to undermine the will of voters," Or - add "2016 election results" and you'd still have a solid case if it could be brought to an honest court and discovery.

8 posted on 01/09/2021 5:01:17 PM PST by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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To: Kaslin

More ACLU lies - covering their fat butts.


9 posted on 01/09/2021 5:14:59 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Kaslin

They also came to the aid of the pro-life movement when they challenged the rule of the abortion mills that pro-lifers had to stand 60 feet away from the entrance. Impossible to speak to someone or hand out literature from that distance.


10 posted on 01/09/2021 5:53:47 PM PST by firebrand
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To: Bayard

Don’t worry, in the coming purge of the left eating their own institutions they will consume the ACLU.

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Yeah, the ACLU will back down from this in very short order. People will be fired, lives will be threatened, homes will be vandalized.


11 posted on 01/09/2021 6:38:21 PM PST by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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Yeah, the ACLU will back down from this in very short order.

AFAIK the ACLU never backed down from supporting the right of some Nazis to stage a march in Skokie, Illinois. A whole bunch of ACLU members quit in protest but the organization did not waver. It took the fight all the way up to the Supreme Court -- and won.
12 posted on 01/09/2021 7:00:54 PM PST by Eagle Forgotten
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To: Kaslin; ConservativeMind; ealgeone; Mark17; fishtank; boatbums; Luircin; mitch5501; MamaB; ...
However, if the likes of FB are denied the right to ban certain ideological content and users, than the Left will work to see the same is forbidden of the likes of FR. It is a spiritual problem, that of every generation for about 75 years becoming less Christian and more secular, amoral and immoral, of a nation that endured and overcame adversity and affliction, but did not pass the test of affluence.

It is still government by the people, who directly or indirectly elect the interpreters of the Constitution, while most of the active Christians seem to be looking for a Mayberry haven versus preaching the evangelical gospel by which souls are controlled from within, and need not and want not an ever increasing government that controls and provides for them.

13 posted on 01/09/2021 7:16:39 PM PST by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: Kaslin

And what this means is that the media will be wary of the ACLU as setting a standard for what is intolerable, and will rely on the racist SPLC.


14 posted on 01/09/2021 7:18:49 PM PST by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: Kaslin
Then we have, Mexican President AMLO Condemns Twitter, Facebook for Censoring Donald Trump 1/9/2021, 6:33:21 PM · by BillyBoy · 23 replies Breitbart News ^ | Jan 9, 2021 | Alana Mastrangelo Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador condemned the social media Masters of the Universe for censoring the accounts of President Donald Trump.

López Obrador shared these sentiments on Thursday, after Mark Zuckerberg blacklisted President Trump from the Facebook and Instagram platforms “indefinitely,” following the events on Capitol Hill the day prior.

15 posted on 01/09/2021 7:21:33 PM PST by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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However, if the likes of FB are denied the right to ban certain ideological content and users, than the Left will work to see the same is forbidden of the likes of FR.

There is no legal or any other grounds for such an occurrence even if Facebook is required to operate like a public forum.

16 posted on 01/09/2021 9:11:08 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Kaslin

Regarding: Congress

Congress is the only one who can fix this? (...sigh!,,,)

I am not hopeful.


17 posted on 01/10/2021 4:07:08 AM PST by wintertime ( Behind every government school teacher stand armed police.( Real bullets in those guns on the hip!))
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To: Kaslin

Red later.


18 posted on 01/10/2021 4:37:44 AM PST by NetAddicted (OwJust looking)
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To: Kaslin

I’ll believe it when they file a lawsuit. Talk is cheap.


19 posted on 01/10/2021 5:39:02 AM PST by HarleyD
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To: daniel1212

Gideon had to keep paring down his numbers.


20 posted on 01/10/2021 4:37:45 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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