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    Thomas Rid‏Verified account @RidT Oct 15

    Relax. Twitter and Facebook are not the internet, and they're not the government. These are private companies. A little bit like a supermarket asking you to wear a mask. You can just stay out or leave if you don't like it.

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      1. Sean‏ @SeanMcIntyre403 Oct 15
        Replying to @RidT

        That’s what I did with Facebook. Maybe I will go back.

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      2. Ombudsman4Truth‏ @ombudsman4truth Oct 15
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        The problem is, if you want your voice to be heard, they're the only game in town. Internet naturally creates monopolies of every industry. Facebook Twitter Amazon, etc

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      2. watchful one‏ @watchful1 Oct 15
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        https://twitter.com/watchful1/status/1124350249693138944?s=20 …

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        watchful one @watchful1
        people (who support free speech) sometimes say, "just switch social media platforms or choose to start your own" - fine - but if options continue to be diminished because SM monopolies are preventing such "choice" alternatives, eventually gloves will come off..
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      3. watchful one‏ @watchful1 Oct 15
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        watchful one Retweeted watchful one

        https://twitter.com/watchful1/status/1160637733561237505?s=20 …

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        https://twitter.com/watchful1/status/1154213455492108288?s=21 …
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      1. Lis Soderberg‏ @lissoderberg Oct 15
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        People feel shockingly entitled to dictate the parameters of a service which is provided to them without being billed for it. (Not “free”—we do surrender personal data in exchange for using said platforms, which in turn sell advertising, making those platforms available to us.)

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      2. Kevin Donato‏ @WhatMyWifeYells Oct 15
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        What comparison do you think you're making?

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      1. unipon  🧢‏ @unipon7 Oct 15
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        The issue is that the attention residue keeps us back.

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      2. Doug Brown‏ @KappertIsle Oct 15
        Replying to @RidT

        Actually Thomas they really can’t and if you were really as bright as you think you are, you would understand why they can’t. It’s an American thing

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      3. Kevin Donato‏ @WhatMyWifeYells Oct 15
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        Some say, the real measure of understanding is the ability to explain it to others.

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