1. This is the tip of the iceberg of the media censorship that goes on in this country.

2. Very worried. and not only by the obvious censorship that social media is doing. also (or more so) by the fact that every fake news/main stream media is just following the scripts handed to them by the DNC. When they do those fake press conferences, they all read questions that were handed to them by the Biden campaign and he answers from a teleprompter or a paper… even when he did that fake interview he used a teleprompter.
   and the media just goes along covering for him…

3. While I don’t think Twitter should be taking down these things (I’m not a fan of either Trump or Biden), their removal is covered under the first amendment and a free capitalist society.
   The first amendment includes free speech, and the government isn’t taking anything down. Twitter, a private company, refuses to host coerced speech (which they disagree with), and therefore takes it down. Free speech does not entitle one to an audience or a host.
   The people who use the first amendment to justify forcing Twitter to host their views are conveniently ignoring Twitter’s right to free speech, and the free market allowance for Twitter to self determine their content.

   • the issue isnt first amendment rights but benefitting from lesser liability which only stems from being neutral (which they obviously arent)

     • I 2ND THE MOTION!!

   • Issue is they can’t be sued for material on their platforms due to a law that distinguishes them from news organizations. Not familiar with all the nuances of the law but since THEY are not publishing anything, rather they are allowing OTHERS to publish on their platform, they are different from news organizations that can be held liable for their content.

     If they are getting themselves involved in deleting content they should no longer be protected by that law as they are now entering into the domain of being publishers by selective omission and thereby controlling narratives.

     Bottom line is they can’t have it both ways. If they are publishers they are free to delete and include whatever they please, they are protected just like Fox, CNN etc but if so, they should no longer be protected from liability.

   • Actually, if Twitter reserves their right to censor information (not least by a public official!) then they should also be held liable for any libel or misinformation disseminated on their platform. Otherwise, they are being granted a double standard- they can choose what they want to censor, but can’t be held liable for what they don’t.

   • Actually your mistaken, they are not considered a “private company” in this regard.
     They do that so that they cannot be sued for damage caused by information on their site, therefore legally they are a “PUBLIC PLATFORM” and legally exempt.
     Therefore, when they start censoring what they dont like they are breaking their very own legal agreement.
     I’m no lawyer either, but theres this guy named Ben Shapiro….. 🙂

4. As a general rule, you are correct: the First Amendment prohibits government restrictions of individual free speech. However, there are a number of cases that have found that private property owners may not prohibit speech. I believe that monopolistic social media platforms that are the most pervasive and effective means of communicating information and opinions is the equivalent of a public space, such as the “town square” where once it was common for individuals to stand up on the proverbial soap box and deliver speeches.

   • Jack Dorsey owns Twitter, hence it is a private company. The town square is owned by the government, that’s what the first amendment covers.

     • Did you read the words “equivalent of a public space”? Did you read where I explained that courts have found such spaces, even when privately owned, are subject to First Amendment protection?

5. MOTION THE SECOND

6. No, it does not worry me as much as second Trump term. Hunter’s alleged story is nothing compared to actual stories with Trump, including, but not limited to, botching up a pandemic response.

   But if we talk about corruption, Trump’s misdeeds make virtually all other politicians look like the Chofetz Chaim.

   Corruption is not the major problem it is made out to be, the country can continue with it as it is. Faux outrage will always be produced, and the world will continue. A wild imbecile in charge is a problem, as the pandemic showed us.

   • Pretty bad case of Trump Derangement Syndrome ya’ got there. Clear evidence Biden sold the Vice Presidency to corrupt Ukranian businessman in exchange for enriching his son. There is actual documentation, as well as Joe’s own bragging admission that he imposed a quid pro quo for a billion dollar loan guarantee to stop the prosecutor from investigating his son’s company. Video. Evidence.

     Emails and handwritten notes by CIA director showing Biden was present at a meeting with Obama and intelligence officials when they discussed the Russia hoax, a blatant attempt to steal a presidential election. Written. Evidence.

     What evidence can you cite that President Trump has committed anything even close to these spectacular examples of corruption?

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