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1 posted on 11/09/2018 7:14:12 AM PST by deandg99
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I’m guessing they aren’t too keen on Liberty in general.


2 posted on 11/09/2018 7:16:24 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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...to protect their users against offensive or objectionable content — including pornography, hate speech, personal attacks, and terrorist propaganda.”

When spoken about the "protected" classes, TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH. Any disagreement with the socialist point of view is terrorist propaganda and bullying!

4 posted on 11/09/2018 7:18:42 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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It’s time Google moved to China


5 posted on 11/09/2018 7:22:45 AM PST by butlerweave
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So...if the entity responsible for the vast amount of information flow in this country doesn't believe in free speech, then doesn't it make sense to consider bringing this entity under federal regulation to enforce the 1st amendment onto it?

The days of burbling on about "muh private company" should end when we're talking about a company that literally holds a monopoly over our speech.

6 posted on 11/09/2018 7:23:31 AM PST by Yashcheritsiy (I'd rather have one king 3000 miles away that 3000 kings one mile away)
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Google is the new IG Farben.


7 posted on 11/09/2018 7:27:59 AM PST by SpaceBar
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“YouTube and other service providers would lose much of their ability to protect their users against offensive or objectionable content “

Who makes the call on what is offensive or objectionable?


8 posted on 11/09/2018 7:38:52 AM PST by READINABLUESTATE
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Every Democrat is a violent totalitarian thug.


9 posted on 11/09/2018 7:43:35 AM PST by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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Plenty of people on all sides of the political spectrum who call what *they* agree with ‘free speech’ and what they dislike ‘fake news’, or ‘treason’ or ‘obscene’ or ‘hate speech’


10 posted on 11/09/2018 7:57:48 AM PST by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca. Deport all illegals. Abolish the DEA, IRS and ATF,.)
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The problem is not that Google is not held to the same standards as the government when it comes to what it allows on its site. The problem is that Google does not hold everyone to the same standard of conduct. Google and others clearly silences speech based on ideology they oppose and not on whether the actual content is harmful.

I am not sure it is a good idea to open such sites to more government regulation. Or even to tailor new regulations as a fix for their obvious disdain for equal voices.


11 posted on 11/09/2018 8:02:22 AM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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Google would fit in nicely with the Third Reich, Stalin's communist Russia, or today's China of course. Yesterday's China too now that I think about it.

The part in bold below is what a lot of people don't get. Hate speech, as offensive as it might be, is protected speech unless it's also a personal attack or incitement to violence. If we lose that right we lose the country.

That’s nonsense. First, hate speech is defined pretty broad and is often protected speech. Pornography is not “speech.” Personal attacks are not “free speech” as people can deal with people in civil matters over that or the speech may actually become criminal. Terrorist propaganda is not free speech either. It is threats and incitement to violence.

13 posted on 11/09/2018 8:58:11 AM PST by Boomer (Don't mistake my gentle nature for weakness.)
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