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>>pseudo+(OP)
Activists want to eat their cake and have it too.

On the one hand they say platforms may exercise “their” free speech by moderating posts or banning people and that’s okay because it’s a private co. and not obliged to be platform for everyone.

Then on the other hand a different company also exercises its free speech (under their own argument) by not moderating posts and now that’s bad because some speech should be moderated and they disagree with those voices.

So like basically they’re for corporate free speech when they agree with the controls but are against it when they disagree with the results.

Just say it. We only want to allow our approved views — we don’t want free speech.

And not only that but they protest free speech but totally don’t walk out when they unscrupulously slurp up data on everyone.

>>mc32+28
I think it's perfectly consistent to oppose government attempts to curtail free speech while also advocating for your place of employment to act in a way consistent with your morals and principals. Of course FB doesn't have to listen. But it's their employer, they have a social relationship, they can bring concerns to them.

Trump is the one wanting his cake and eating it too. He wants to be able to say whatever he wants on a private entity's platform, and also constrain the free speech of that same entity.

>>sixstr+8i
I don’t doubt Trump wants to eat his cake and have it. All politicians do. My problem is with people who say they are just and moral but also want to tell you what is and what isn’t truth and who and who doesn’t have the right to speak freely. People who want to regulate speech are power hungry. They want control. Like Lenin, they know the path to power is communication media that is the goal. Control the narrative.