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The platforms “are all facing this problem where the right wing has been on them repeatedly about content moderation and how they [shouldn’t] control any content,” said a lobbyist for Meta, who was granted anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak for the company. “And now the tables are turned in some fashion, and people are all over them, saying you can’t allow this kind of content and that kind of content.”
Any company that gives into this only invite more demands from the same players who know companies will fold and do what is demanded. There’s no end to it.
All republicans are asking media companies to do is to promote their hate speech and censor and name anyone who disagrees with them. Just normal, sensible media policy that any fascist regime would implement.
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How did they not see that coming?
Anyone who’s spent any time on any forum with any notable number of right-wingers should be familiar with that - it’s what they always do.
No regulation until they get what they want and then regulation to protect what they took.
