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by gridlockd 2117 days ago
What you're saying there now could be said about basically anything. It's your opinion, I somewhat disagree, but also I don't care.

Your original claim is what I care about: "This is not censorship" is what you said (paraphrased). That's wrong. It's a misconception.

Why is that important? Because we should be worried about corporate censorship as well, not just government censorship. In fact, right now, the government is censoring almost nothing, but corporations are using censorship to maintain "good" ideas and narratives in the heads of their viewers while keeping out the "bad" ones. There is no space for "dissident" or "heterodox" views, neither on left-leaning nor right-leaning media. It's polarizing the country. I don't think that's their job.