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rpannier

(24,329 posts)

2. who the hell made Facebook the arbiter of political speech

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 09:34 AM

Sep 2018

No one did
But Facebook is a private company and as such, are allowed to say who can and cannot post on their site
If Cruz wants to change that through government regulation, have at it
Or CONservatives could start their own social media site.
You know... the free market at work
I do not like, nor do I use FB. I would be okay with FB and other social media being regulated. But, for now it isn't

Stop whining Ted and step up

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'First They Came for Alex Jones': Ted Cruz's Crusade Against Facebook [View all] marble falls Sep 2018 OP

Trump digital director says Facebook helped win the White House dalton99a Sep 2018 #1

who the hell made Facebook the arbiter of political speech rpannier Sep 2018 #2

Could They Please Come For Ted Cruz Next? Me. Sep 2018 #3

How do we get him on the list, 'cause I'll gladly second that nomination. marble falls Sep 2018 #5

More like, "They finally came for Alex Jones Downtown Hound Sep 2018 #4