[reedjosh]

> Presumably the US is genuinely asking

This is probably the first honest argument I've seen in this thread about whether this is legal or not.

Personally I believe this is not the case. I believe there is a lot more coercion behind these asks then we're seeing, but that aside I also agree that.

> That runs counter to free speech ideals

and

> Twitter can legally, unilaterally censor the de facto public square

but, shouldn't we be wary of even a non-coercive relationship like this where government and corporations enter into mutually beneficial monopoly supporting relationships?

All that said, I will be firing up a Mastadon server shortly. (It's been on my bucket list for a bit now.)