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The Trump ban across social media wasn't censorship — it was a series of editorial decisions by media companies that call themselves social platforms (by beccalew)

Becca Lewis is a PhD candidate in communication at Stanford University who researches online social movements and extremist groups.

We've begun to see platforms make decisions that implicitly, if not explicitly, acknowledge this, she writes.In the wake of Trump's permanent ban from Twitter and indefinite ban from Facebook, right-wing public figures cried censorship. Media personalities and politicians alike claimed the situation was Orwellian, akin to the events of "1984"; on right-wing cable news networks, show hosts wryly welcomed their viewers to "Communist China.

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beccalew I don't think calling them media companies is right. We do not yet know the utility of multiple-fragmented social networks vs a single regulated network. One things for sure... they are not TV stations, Newspapers or Telco's. there are something different.

beccalew Tonight on CNN: Alex Stamos former Facebook chief security officer. 'We have to turn down the capability of these conservative influencers.' 'There are people on YouTube that, for example that have a larger audience than daytime CNN.'

beccalew Yea right

beccalew nah, is called the digital purge

beccalew Will they be banned for keeping datas?

beccalew Yes. Sure. Are we now supposed to focus on the are-social-network-platforms-and-tech-companies-media question as opposed to their suppression of free speech?

beccalew Justifying! Nice job

beccalew There's a myth that people tend to believe censorship is illegal on private networks. If people can say anything they want they wouldn't have created terms of service that you have to agree to before joining. Duh.

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beccalew ...but the '11th-Hour & 58th-Minute 'Decision' (mainly to Save Their OWN Luxury-Lifestyle Bacons from LiabilityCrimeLawsuits) Dumped-Out the BARREL wherein the SeditiousSardines COULD reliably be found... Now that they've Been SCATTERED, they'll be HARDER to Trace & Catch...

beccalew Censorship by any other name is still censorship.

beccalew Democracy calls it tyrany of corporations

beccalew Nie przejmuj się ci kolwiek to było

beccalew Crazy mental gymnastics here from BI

beccalew The ban came 4 years to late.

beccalew The worrying part is that it wasnt the government regulations that led to those actions! Have we surrendered our sovereign and ourselves to BigTech ? BigTechCensorship

beccalew Ahahahahaaaaaa de 😂😂 fuck off! jack and Twitter too!

beccalew Kenapa kalian setakut dan sekejam itu? tanyakan kembali kedalam hatimu? apa kalian mau menciptakan monster?

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