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by reedjosh 1806 days ago
I don't want to lean on Twitter to maintain freedom. I just want the government not to do the opposite.
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By "the government" do you mean every government in the world?

I don't agree with censorship in other countries but I also think it's weird to expect transnational companies to push western laws and values in places where the ruling government doesn't want them.

> do you mean every government in the world?

I do not want any government to attempt to coerce a private company to censor private speech. That said, it's particularly egregious if a nation with a constitution limiting it participates in said coercion.

That said, regarding...

> I also think it's weird to expect transnational companies to push western laws and values in places where the ruling government doesn't want them.

I too find that weird. I don't expect Twitter to act in any particular way. My expectation is that my government doesn't act irresponsibly.