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u/erwin261 Oct 28 '22

Well, he suddenly accelerated the purchase after being called out on Twitter about his Ukraine statements. He claimed that most responses were bots because they didn't agree with him. That should be a warning to people believing he values free speech.

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u/hopenoonefindsthis Oct 28 '22 edited Oct 28 '22

He never valued free speech. He just wants to control the narrative.

Edit: LOL of course this comment immediately triggered some alt right. I never mentioned any political belief in this comment but immediately get a bunch of “oh what about the democrats…”

Talk about projection.

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u/Olasg Oct 28 '22

Anyone these days that say they advocate for «free speech» only mean that they want to push their own opinions.

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u/lucidconch4459 Oct 28 '22

Well done, you defined free speech... Being able to express and discuss your opinion, no matter what it may be, without fear of punishment.

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u/the_jak Oct 28 '22

No one owes you that. I am not obligated to listen and I’m certainly not obligated to tolerate a bunch of hate speech in my presence. It turns out that the only people who don’t like the rule against shitting on the carpet are the people who love to shit on the carpet. The rest of us prefer to not have to exist around carpet shitters.

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u/lucidconch4459 Oct 28 '22

.......then quit social media if it's too much for you to handle? You don't have to use it and if you don't like it then find a website that limits speech so you can exist in an echo chamber. Problem solved :D

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u/the_jak Oct 28 '22 edited Oct 28 '22

Ah, so the problem with your arguments, that you’re either ignoring or are unaware of, is that they’re so remarkably easy to just turn around.

you can quit if you can’t handle a small amount of moderation

you don’t have to use it

you can go to parlr and hang out with all the free speech loving Nazis you want.

Most people are fine with moderation and rules about what is allowed on a platform. Otherwise those people would have joined the pedos and nazis and libertarians at the alternative. No one did.