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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 26 Jul 2018
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    Prediction: pressuring social media companies to censor ‘content’ in accordance with the political preferences of self-important elites will eventually backfire in spectacular, cataclysmic fashion

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 26 Jul 2018
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        Not only will it backfire -- it also reeks of political impotence. Constantly appealing to the High Priests of Tech to solve societal problems, imbuing them with unearned ethical authority, etc. Pretty feeble stuff

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      2. gross ghost boy‏ @CommuneArlo 26 Jul 2018
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        So, do you agree with Zuckerberg that holocaust deniers should be given a voice?

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 26 Jul 2018
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        I'd reject the characterization: permitting people with repugnant beliefs from participating on equal footing in a public forum isn't the same as "giving them a voice"

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      1. P@tchW0rkB3h@v!0r!$7‏ @VigilanteJrnlst 26 Jul 2018
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        To learn who rules, simply find out whom you cannot share free intact thoughts, With whom all must be dimmed to sound like golden bells gently whispered They possess power by pulling powerful strings... ...right until they lose their hands & ears, anyway. #DictatorshipsNeverLast

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      1. Rem Oscuro‏ @RemOscuro 26 Jul 2018
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        It's Operation Mockingbird for the 21st Century. They realise controlling the media has little effect. They also realise that the internet was a source of legit information that they had previously been able to prevent the public finding out about.

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      2. Patrick Leslie‏ @oldhomeNC 26 Jul 2018
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        As long as the social media companies rely on the bought politicians to create legislation that enables them to intrusively data-mine and receive incredible tax breaks, I'm sure they'll be glad to censor us into the ground for the elite. All hail the transnational technocrats.

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      2.  🌹Arachnet  🌻‏ @arachnet 26 Jul 2018
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        Tailoring analytical content to match the expectations of those in power is not "facts"

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      3. Warren Platts 滑危‏ @WarrenPlatts 27 Jul 2018
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        That's why we got http://drudgereport.com 

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      2. Lessa Scherrer‏ @CollegeYourWay 27 Jul 2018
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        So censorship would be for accurate news? Just trying to parse the double negative.

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      1. Peter Altomare‏ @pete20151877 27 Jul 2018
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        Free speech means the right to offensive language, making some uncomfortable, to tell the truth, even if truth hurts, offends, triggers. That applies to all, no matter ideology or economic or political interest. And truth arises out of a lot of good information, put into context.

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      1. Mean-Deplorable Jay  🇺🇲‏ @jay6018 27 Jul 2018
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        I have a dream. The Trump economy is going to set off the largest spurt of growth & prosperity since Reagan. The companies that remained the bullwark of free enterprise & small Govt will prosper. The ones that pushed the liberal nanny state & social justice will collapse. #MAGA

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      2. lil trucker‏ @JasonWWalton1 27 Jul 2018
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        Could just click unfollow like a grown up, maybe just me, but if you don't like what's on change the channel

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      3. Chip Combo‏ @CheeserX 27 Jul 2018
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        Unfollow all the channels.

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      1. Ron Bassilian (R)‏Verified account @Ron4California 26 Jul 2018
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        That’s a prediction? I thought it was already happening.

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      2. Yosef H‏ @yossy770 26 Jul 2018
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        Will just open up a lane for a uncensored site.

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      2. Mike Oxhard‏ @h8f8kes 27 Jul 2018
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        The desire to silence ones opponent by mob and hecklers veto has sadly taken over rational discourse in America today. It will claim a lot more victims before we come to our senses.

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