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Mr.Bill

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9. They are private companies.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed May 15, 2019, 08:18 PM

May 2019

They can censor whatever they want. Doesn't this website censor certain posts?

Freedom of speech is a constitutional right for one to be free of government censorship. Trump was very quick to demand that the NFL censor and sanction football players for their political beliefs, wasn't he?

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White House escalates war against Facebook, Google and Twitter with a campaign asking users to share [View all] Eugene May 2019 OP

Interesting. I know of a number of progressive posters who have been sent to FB jail dhol82 May 2019 #1

good gawd!! Trumps priorites are sickening. riversedge May 2019 #2

Nooooothing better to do I guess underpants May 2019 #3

I might have thoughts and prayers for them when Twitter bans Trump. blueinredohio May 2019 #4

Because they've lost a lot of their Russian trolls, they need an army of batsh*t crazy RWers... Honeycombe8 May 2019 #5

Bingo. n/t dixiegrrrrl May 2019 #13

Ha! paleotn May 2019 #6

Hmmm... Juneboarder May 2019 #7

And after Facebook and Twitter helped put him in the White House. tanyev May 2019 #8

They are private companies. Mr.Bill May 2019 #9

Who ain't they escalating or at war with? madashelltoo May 2019 #10

I suggest all RWers delete their accounts from those platforms, as a protest! The Genealogist May 2019 #11

Melanie Pictures LOL Roy Rolling May 2019 #12

One could complain to the WH that DT45 blocked 'em on Twitter. mwooldri May 2019 #14

"update you without relying on platforms like Facebook and Twitter" NYC Liberal May 2019 #15

Careful. This looks like a standard campaign email harvesting attempt. erronis May 2019 #16

This Lucky Luciano May 2019 #19

double bingo. dixiegrrrrl May 2019 #24

fascism yaesu May 2019 #17

Even if this claim was real its part of what having a free market and letting companies cstanleytech May 2019 #18

"Freedom of the press The Mouth May 2019 #22

Businesses and other should realize duforsure May 2019 #20

Right. As if any liberals are going to complain to trump.... pangaia May 2019 #21

He's collecting all the info in RW trolls. Amazing. truthisfreedom May 2019 #23