[disown]

Youtube, Google, Apple, FB, Twitter, etc... I've said it before and I'll say it again, we need to look into collusion/cartel behavior of these tech companies. I'm sure I'll be downvoted like before by the suddenly "tech company" worshiping anti-free speech crowd here, but the coordinated nature of censorship really does need looking into.

[halfnormalform]

And when we're done we can get to the bottom of why all the car companies sell cars with round tires. No way it's coincidental.

[asdf333]

this issue clearly falls into the “can’t shout fire in a crowded theatre” bucket which is where the limits of free speech are set in this country.

this isn’t a well established limit to free speech in this country in case you’ve forgotten from hs

[devmunchies]

I keep seeing the same "fire in theater" and "paradox of tolerance" comments as if some organization just released the flying monkeys. WTH.

[kombucha111]

They are just well known examples. Like stuff you learn in high school. So a lot of people have the same general knowledge. It doesn't seem like any sort of big conspiracy. In fact before reading the comments here both ideas came to mind immediately.

[3gg]

I have upvoted to counter a downvote. I think your opinion would not be downvoted as much if you simply stated your thought without labelling others.

Personally, I don't believe (though I have no evidence in this regard) there was any coordination here. Companies like Twitter and Facebook have been profiting from disinformation and hate speech for years, and Trump is neither the start nor the end of it. They should have banned him and others much earlier, but just didn't feel like the trouble of standing for basic ethics and human rights was worth that sweet stock. Now they can ban the man not only without hurting their bottom line, but also with a nice PR boost all along. And as soon as one makes the first step, the other tech-herd follows. No coordination, just VP herd mentality.