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Big Tech Burned by Biden Blunder

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Posted By: Hazymac, 10/20/2020 10:30:28 AM

In my 2019 book, The Social Media Upheaval, I warned that the Big Tech companies — especially social media giants like Facebook and Twitter — had grown into powerful monopolists, who were using their power over the national conversation to not only sell ads, but also to promote a political agenda. That was pretty obvious last year, but it was even more obvious last week, when Facebook and Twitter tried to black out the New York Post’s blockbuster report about emails found on a laptop abandoned by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son Hunter.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Mr. Know-It-All 10/20/2020 11:00:56 AM (No. 578458)
Barney Fife attempting one of his famous quick draws comes to mind.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Deepthinker 10/20/2020 12:02:24 PM (No. 578545)
I see it more as Dem damage control. In an election where millions are being pressed to vote early , anything that slows the spread of the Post story works to their benefit. Am I cynical ---or are they?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: DVC 10/20/2020 12:30:33 PM (No. 578572)
These "tech titans" need to be taken down about 10 notches, and prevented from removing, shadowbanning, blocking, etc. any legal content by any person. It's just that simple. The First Amendment should apply to these online information flow sources as much as to the government.
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