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by stcroixx 1072 days ago
In my view that's to be expected and I'd want no intervention from the government at all. I would view that as censorship. Gov. is not there to decide for me which ideas are disruptive, I don't want them or anyone in that role. To those in power, any dissent could be spun as disruption to their agenda.
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DropInIn 1072 days ago
So your fine with a foreign power using bullying tactics to silence your fellow citizens, undermining thier right to free speech?

Because that's what you're actually arguing for.... And if you still support that position despite being informed of this fact, then I have to question exactly who You are working for....

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stcroixx 1072 days ago
Goal posts moved. I don't know anything about bullying - if that’s going on, prosecute that for what it is. Sounds like a possible law enforcement issue that needs to be investigated. I’ve worked at enough tech companies to know I don't want them trying to handle it. Freedom of speech is about protecting ideas you may hate and find utterly horrible.

And a big middle finger to you for that last dig there. My family fought in the American Revolution - worked for ourselves then and still do now.

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DropInIn 1072 days ago
Russian and Chinese troll farms...

Do I really need to say more?

They are engaged in active disinformation and harrassment campaigns funded directly by government.

Or are you being willfully daft?

And I then there's the Israeli and Iranian efforts, let alone the hundred other government funded agencies with thousands of agents whose sole purpose is to bully and intimidate.

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stcroixx 1071 days ago
There are plenty of authoritarian nanny states that agree with you that government censorship is the answer to these problems. For now, in the US, that's still illegal and we'll continue to oppose you on this til the end.
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DropInIn 1071 days ago
... did you really not even take a moment to try to comprehend what was being raised, or did you actively choose to ignore it?

The issue is the need to silence those bad actors, not citizens of one's own nation. There needs to be mechanisms in place.

We can dither on the particulars, with my belief the same as yours regarding domestic censorship of good faith actors, but there definitely should be action taken to minimize the harms externally funded or situated bad actors cause.

Do you really not agree with that? Because then you may as well start waving one of the foreign flags now...

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