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Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms

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707 points patd | 2 comments | 27 May 20 12:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.522s | source
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standardUser ◴[27 May 20 19:46 UTC] No.23328914[source]▶
There seem to be some upside down priorities here. Many folks seem to be arguing that its an unacceptable form of censorship for a private platform to annotate content it allows others to post. Meanwhile, I'm seeing barely a mention of the fact that the President of the United States has threatened to use government power to shut down an entire sector of the economy devoted to communication. The latter is almost certainly a violation of the Constitution. The former, almost certainly not.
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1. tossAfterUsing ◴[27 May 20 20:38 UTC] No.23329641[source]▶
Mhm.

Also missing from the parts of the discussion i've yet read, is the question of what sort of software we're using.

At the risk of using a buzzword, decentralized comms could reduce the risks of constitutional shutdown. And maybe even be better.

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2. fixmycode ◴[27 May 20 21:01 UTC] No.23329929[source]▶
I hope they name it mastodon.gov