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You are simply biased and this unable to perceive the situation objectively. The issue of social platforms silencing 'wrong' political positions is far more reaching than the current problem with trump, with potential dire consequences.

For now, the situation plays into your liking, because you think 'Trump is a bad actor'. But what would you sing when you'll be supporting the bad actor?

Simple example: Russian opposition is considered 'bad actors' in Russia by privately owned (by friends of Putin) tech giants, and is silenced on local social media.



Provoking and supporting armed insurrection and occupation of the Capitol as a lame-duck president in order to overturn an election is far, far more dangerous than anything you've just described.


Try seeing beyond the current situation. I don't care about trump. I care about monopolistic platforms openly abandoning their neutrality.

Imagine a world where the online speech is shaped to the liking of a platform owner. It will logically lead to winning elections and forming government by the side supported by such platform, which will of course stay private to legally censor anti-government speech, which, in turn, will make replacement of said government nearly impossible via elections. If you don't see any problems with that, well, I rest my case.




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