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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 7 Aug 2018
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      Virtually nobody claims Alex Jones had a formal legal right to access any of the platforms he was banished from. But that's exactly the issue. He was effectively vanquished from the public square -- and there's no legal recourse, checks and balances, or oversight mechanism

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    2. ᴀᴜᴛᴀʀᴋᴇɴ‏ @autarken 7 Aug 2018
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      We shouldn't be reinforcing the idea that Facebook, YouTube, etc are the "public square" and promote actual public spaces instead. An argument that they're de facto public isn't convincing, maybe you're arguing they should be appropriated and made actually public (nationalized)?

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    3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 7 Aug 2018
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      Why isn't it convincing that they constitute a de facto public square? They are platforms on which a huge percentage of public discourse takes place. They grant entry to anyone. They're enormously influential. The characterization seems totally apt.

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    4. Krummi of the Corn‏ @krummicorn 7 Aug 2018
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      then they should be nationalized. if they will have the power of governments going forward, and there’s zero indication they won’t, then the governed should be in charge of how they work

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 7 Aug 2018
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      I am very much open to proposals for some form of public ownership

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        2. Wilson Dizard‏Verified account @willdizard 7 Aug 2018
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          Well that just sounds like another slippery slopeverse, and maybe worse. What the platforms did was decide, with shareholders in mind, that Jones was outside of penumbra of ideology entirely. Public ownership seems more likely to enforce ideological conformity.

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        3. Wilson Dizard‏Verified account @willdizard 7 Aug 2018
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          To wit:https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-poll-43-of-republicans-want-to-give-trump-the-power-to-shut-down-media?source=TDB&via=FB_Page …

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        1. Truth Avenger‏ @levine2001 7 Aug 2018
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          Actual public ownership might be problematic. But regulation as a full-on public utility a la phone companies seems appropriate. Would we accept banning people from using the telephone altogether because they said offensive things on a conference call?

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        2. Complacency‏ @JustinEttaputz 7 Aug 2018
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          We have public ownership. You can buy their stock.

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        3. %profit coupons, interbank stoploss, sharemiscount‏ @Nickcarduccii 7 Aug 2018
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          They are for sale to the public through the stock market. Does that make them have to include every person if they don’t want? No. Does anyone have ability to complain about it? I hope so. I hope I can too talk about it without myself being liable for damaging their image

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        1. Lagartija‏ @PitooeyT 7 Aug 2018
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          They need to be regulated as public utilities while maintaining their private ownership status; they are mass transmission lines of data-information.

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        1. VR /AR /MR /XR /Interactive | DMST victim advocate‏ @billyjoecain 7 Aug 2018
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          Same. Don't know how, but this should be discussed.

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        2. Charlie‏ @allabench 7 Aug 2018
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          I think you are suggesting that when a business reaches a certain level of success they should be subject to increased government management. This seems to be leaning communist.

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        1. asterix.asterix‏ @hashallthehash 7 Aug 2018
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          Seeing how frequently you are publicly owned I can see why you're comfortable with this.

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        2. Kenneth J. Stanley‏ @DrKJStanley 7 Aug 2018
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          Dude was run out of town for being a jerk. No one should be compelled to host content from a person who lies, sells fake testosterone, and allows his followers to harass people who have lost loved one in a school shooting or civil servants trying to make a better society.

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        2. JML‏ @JohnMayLives5 7 Aug 2018
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          Are any newspapers in the US nationalized? You think the supreme Court would ever force these companies to post Alex Jones or infowars content when they just said a baker doesn't have to make a cake for a gay wedding? #NotLikely

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        2. Krummi of the Corn‏ @krummicorn 7 Aug 2018
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          I propose to move immediately upon their works.

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        1. ˜”*°•.˜”*°• Marshmello Pornstar •°*”˜.•°*”˜‏ @RealMrStaPuft 7 Aug 2018
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          I would be vehemently opposed to state controlled internet.

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