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Facebook and Twitter removed Trump's 46 minute speech


Big tech censoring the president? Normally it's governments censoring the press. What is happening in this world?

I tried to find it on YouTube and had to tweak the search for results in the last hour, what you normally have to do when they hide videos.

Whether what he is saying is false or not, this is a scary new development in politics.

The press and big tech shouldn't be preventing a US President from his right to freedom of speech.

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Censoring a blathering maniac & soon to be ex president spitting out lies and disinformation was the right move imo

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Who made.them the adjudicators of truth? Who bestowed them with the right to censor a president?

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They are a business and are under no obligation to provide a forum for his freedom of speech or anyone else's.

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They actually do.

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"Who made.them the adjudicators of truth? Who bestowed them with the right to censor a president?"

The 1st amendment

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First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.

Martin Niemoller


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They call it Big Tech because they want to avoid the reality these are private companies that can do whatever they want with their own businesses.

Parler was to be the answer to the right-wing call for free speech. Now we're seeing Parler banning left-wing opinions like mad. Lol. And those left-wing opinions don't even hurt any businesses on the platform.

Disallowing private companies the ability to censor themselves is a fantasy. Censoring Trump makes all the sense in the world right now. We don't need a madman inciting crazies to do things for him.

I'm hoping Twitter all-out bans the guy. It should've happened weeks ago.

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Here, here!

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Media has always been regulated. You can't do whatever you want with your own business if it infringes upon other's right to freedom of speech. I couldn't for example create my own twitter and say blacks are not allowed to use it. Lots of laws come into play running a business.

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Really? Got any source link to Parler mention? Never heard of that.

The thing with censoring is that we're heading more and more into China censoring methods of what you don't like to be shown although the difference is it's the government telling them to censor and not a private company. This is why Section 230 must be abolished/reformed.

Update: Nvm found it.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/parler-app-ban-free-speech-trump-b1721710.html

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-predicted-parler-is-banning-users-it-doesnt-like.shtml

Funny, it goes all the way back to June 2020 if not if a bit earlier.

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I just don't think it's fair to say private companies can't improve their product by restricting speech that gives the platform a bad reputation. Like when a convenience store says no shoes no shirt no service.

The government doing it is a whole different issue because they're supposed to do things based on votes, not profits. Of course they already do just about everything based on profits which is why so many say deep state this and deep state that.

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They can't ban him, they need him to be relevant. Just like the MSM is going to die when Trump leaves office.

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Newsmax and OANN will die when Trump leaves office.

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First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.


Martin Niemoller

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Those who came for communists, Jews, Catholics and Protestants were not private companies.

If anyone else pushes the conspiracies Trump is pushing on twitter, they get banned without anyone caring.

Trumpers need their cult leader to be able to spew lies and hate 24/7.

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Trump needs to listen to this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODl-aRcG8K8&t=1m40s

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Meh, Trump is more worried about himself than those around him. He won't listen nor care. He cares more about potentially going to jail or held accountable. His whole life has been stepping on other people to get to the top and be recognized with praise.

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Spot on.

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It's the fourth hit on Youtube with search words "Trump Facebook Speech" with many following.

As far as social media policy, Trump should be treated no differently from any other con man.

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Good for them. He's going to rile up someone unstable or some militant group to commit violence.

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BLM and Antifa are already on the ready and standing by.

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Please let him go to jail after the first killing.

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First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.

Martin Niemoller

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They shouldn't need to do such things after a "free and fair" election...very odd indeed.

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Fake ballot boxes and death threats are what pro-lifers do best.

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What an oxymoron you just stated there. Death threats from pro-lifers??? Out of all the posters here with Trump derangement syndrome you are by far the most lacking of common sense.

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I thouht that was an everyday thing in the ultra right religious nutjob half of the USA?
Protesters at abortinon clinincs?
Death threats to the staff working there?
Are you saying that hasnt happened? I bet it happens 100 times a day.

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Yeah ok, that does happen. 😞 That's too far and inappropriate behavior in my opinion.

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They shouldn't need to prevent a president spreading lies and hate, but Trump is Trump.

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Me calling you a bear salad tossing twink is hate. Me saying you are normal is a lie. Video evidence of actual fraud is called proof.

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Not shocked.

Zuckerturd is an admitted communist. So, F him.

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Trump is gunning for Zuckerberg because FB didn't support him fully.

Typical bully Trump.

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