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Mike's avatar

I think it's logical and reasonable from a liability standpoint as it relates to the social media entities. I'm not sure it will do much to curb the urge to silence and marginalize the people we disagree with. I would think people will still follow the people they despise, report on the offensive things being said, and then proceed with the usual means of attack(employment, platform, and infrastructure).

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Ferdinand F Zebua's avatar

The problem isn't necessarily "Free Speech"; it's more "Free Reach"...

For example: Trump, Dan Bongino, Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, they all can still speak publicly. But right now their audience is very niche. Particularly after they've been booted from major social networking services. Their reach cratered after the services finally publicly recognized how toxic these people are (and caved to extensive public pressure).

Also to note the last three names, I had to google them just now to remember their names for the purposes of this comment. I barely remember them today...

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