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[–]package 11 insightful - 4 fun11 insightful - 3 fun12 insightful - 4 fun -  (5 children)

free speech only applies to the government, they said

private companies can do whatever they want, they said

[–]yoke 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

snowball: everybody's equal yet some are more equal than others.

oldest trick in the books. lol.

[–]shinnygummy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

ok but this is an example of private companies doing whatever they want. a private company is choosing to censor. or did i miss something?

[–]StillLessons 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, you missed something. If the White House is working with them, this is not just the private company's choice; it is the private company working in response to/cooperation with the government. The government is choosing to censor and working with private companies to enact this censorship. That makes this an explicit and flagrant violation of the First Amendment. They've come out in the open now. This is an explicit challenge to the entire concept of freedom of speech. They're asking the public, "Are you willing to challenge us on this?" If we're not willing to push back, totalitarianism is here. Individual rights are a thing of the past. This is way beyond any individual company at this point.

[–]Chipit 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

When government and corporate interests merge, that is called fascism.

[–]package 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is an example of a private company, friendly with the current administration, directly acting as a proxy for the government to censor constitutionally protected speech.