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(55,404 posts) Mon Dec 19, 2016, 09:36 PM Dec 2016

Donald Trump wants to 'close up' the Internet [View all]

http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/08/technology/donald-trump-internet/index.html

In a speech at the U.S.S. Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on Monday, Trump referenced the use by ISIS of social media as a recruitment tool. He recommended a discussion with Bill Gates to shut off parts of the Internet.

"We're losing a lot of people because of the Internet," Trump said. "We have to go see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that Internet up in some way. Somebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people. We have a lot of foolish people."

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Donald Trump wants to 'close up' the Internet [View all] no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 OP

The crap coming for the Con Job's mouth has Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #1

My head already hurts BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #2

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #14

Note that this was published in December 2015. nt Tanuki Dec 2016 #3

First thing we should close down is trump's twitter account, and then have him comitted still_one Dec 2016 #4

Question meow2u3 Dec 2016 #8

Ideally before still_one Dec 2016 #13

Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #12

Case in point. MrsMatt Dec 2016 #5

Microsoft controls the internet? Takket Dec 2016 #6

His locution seems to be stuck at the level of marybourg Dec 2016 #7

whew bdamomma Dec 2016 #9

Maybe he wants to make us a closed government and a closed society. Rex Dec 2016 #10

start with his twitter account..... spanone Dec 2016 #11

He'll have to pry the mouse from my cold, dead hand Achilleaze Dec 2016 #15