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Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms

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707 points patd | 3 comments | 27 May 20 12:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.021s | source
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haunter ◴[27 May 20 12:50 UTC] No.23322376[source]▶
>Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices

Not wrong tho especially if you just look at the mainstream media

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1. sp332 ◴[27 May 20 12:56 UTC] No.23322452[source]▶
Andrew Bosworth, a top corporate executive considered a confidant of Zuckerberg, said in a post in December that Facebook was “responsible for Donald Trump getting elected” in 2016 through his effective advertising campaign

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/02/20/faceboo...

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2. frockington1 ◴[27 May 20 13:44 UTC] No.23323068[source]▶
I'm sure they would have taken credit regardless who won. Have to keep the ad money flowing
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3. sp332 ◴[27 May 20 13:53 UTC] No.23323217[source]▶
Possibly, yeah. But given that they ran millions of dollars worth of his ads, claiming that he was "totally silenced" is a bit silly.