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posted ago by awooo ago by awooo +75 / -0

If you're a public square, first amendment protection applies to what your users have to say. Censoring your users, which Chinese WeChat does, becomes verboten. No more "It's a private business, we can do what we want." No sir, motherfucker. You're a public square now. You can't have it both ways.

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fj9041jg8nqheufhqiun 7 points ago +7 / -0

So we can finally declare that Facebook/WhatsApp and Youtube public squares ?

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awooo [S] 3 points ago +3 / -0

Trump could force the issue by banning them. No more dancing around with section 230 EOs.

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Colorado-Living 4 points ago +4 / -0

WeShat for all I care

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