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Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms

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707 points patd | 1 comments | 27 May 20 12:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.38s | source
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djohnston ◴[27 May 20 13:29 UTC] No.23322847[source]▶
The head of integrity has unabashedly showcased his strong political bias on Twitter, and I suspect things will begin going poorly for either him or Twitter shortly.
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nojito ◴[27 May 20 13:36 UTC] No.23322950[source]▶
twitter is a private organization. Regulating the speech of private organizations is a dangerous slope to be on.
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spinach[dead post] ◴[27 May 20 14:00 UTC] No.23323344[source]▶
Twitter already regulates speech though, to their own agenda.

I got into the gender debate recently (a big mistake), and so many gender critical people get suspended or banned just for believing in reality (that males can't be women) and standing up for women's rights. A man (Zuby) got suspended for simply saying 'dude' to someone. People get their accounts deleted for 'misgendering' people.

Twitter is already, hardly a bastion of free speech.

1. badRNG ◴[27 May 20 14:38 UTC] No.23323992[source]▶
I can immediately think of sites that are open to gender critical discussion. Voat, 4chan, and many other message boards exist for such. It isn't a topic I'm particulaly interested in, but if you start there I'm sure you can find more spaces where that type of discussion is accepted and embraced.

"Freedom of speech" isn't freedom to force private businesses to provide a platform for your content. There are plenty of businesses besides Twitter that will provide a platform for the type of discourse you are looking for.