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Old 08-25-2017, 07:08 AM
 
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Originally Posted by dechatelet View Post
Facebook can censor all they want.

Google, on the other hand, has a monopoly on searches, and should not be allowed to censor sites that are legal (e.g. stormfront) as opposed to illegal (e.g. child pornography.)

If Google continues to censor legal sites like stormfront (which it has done), then it will have to be sued and broken up under anti-trust law, or otherwise have its internet privileges revoked.

Liberals might not like it, but freedom of speech and association are still protected under our Constitution. Monopolies on information (or anything else) are not protected, and should not be protected.
We need government regulation of the internet?

 
Old 08-25-2017, 07:12 AM
 
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Young people really don't use FB much anymore, it's mostly 40 year olds and older. It's a dying medium.
I thought that 10 years ago.
 
Old 08-25-2017, 07:15 AM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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Oh, Lord, this again? No, they are not utilities.

They provide a service which is relatively unique on a large scale like they do. Times change, get with the present/future. They are a utility.
 
Old 08-25-2017, 07:17 AM
 
Location: Central NJ and PA
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It would be fine with me if Facebook banned ALL political content. I got an account to keep in touch with old friends, not to watch them fight with each other.
Me too.


I do have one friend who's had his FB account de-monetized. He's a Libertarian and atheist. His crime? Showing a video of him shooting Andrew Cuomo's book with some tannerite taped to it. LOL. It was awesome. Still up, but he doesn't get money for his views anymore.
 
Old 08-25-2017, 07:19 AM
 
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They provide a service which is relatively unique on a large scale like they do. Times change, get with the present/future. They are a utility.
Do all of your family &friends use Facebook? A large portion of mine don't and never have. I can't believe I'm unique.

It's a service we don't NEED and many people don't want.
 
Old 08-25-2017, 07:21 AM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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Do all of your family &friends use Facebook? A large portion of mine don't and never have. I can't believe I'm unique.

It's a service we don't NEED and many people don't want.

How about all the tech and communication services that MSN, Google, Yahoo, Twitter, Instagram, etc provide?
 
Old 08-25-2017, 07:21 AM
 
Location: 500 miles from home
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With "free" I mean without being restrained or posting things we like, bother us etc.

With Zuckerberg stepping into politics and already being vocal it seems as we have heard that Conservatives are being shut up.

Many of my friends already are using Facebook less and less as many are scared to be targeted

Since many local politicians and government employees are lefties, it is a concern for many to become a victim.
Hopefully very soon.


Bye!
 
Old 08-25-2017, 08:42 AM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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You are welcome to stop using

Apple Products
Google
Facebook
Android (It's in lots of things....maybe even your routers, etc.)
and the products and services of the 1,000's of other "liberal by definition" tech companies.

You see - Educated = Liberal (with about a 6% exception).

So, you have some choices here. Head back into the stone age or support liberalism - you know, those fine ideals this country was founded on.

Note - many a citizen was fined and thrown into jail in this country AFTER the US Constitution was written....for sedition, libel, etc.

In fact, your Confederate friends actually stopped the US Mails which might contain ANYTHING that would educated the slaves.....right up until the 1860's.

I sense the usual hypocrites crying out.
If I'm not mistaken all of these companies are also outspoken in their support of the LGBTQ movement and equal rights.
 
Old 08-25-2017, 08:43 AM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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Young people really don't use FB much anymore, it's mostly 40 year olds and older. It's a dying medium.
Over 500 of my friends are 35 and under, and quite active.
 
Old 08-25-2017, 09:58 AM
 
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Start voting with your wallet like the left does. Money talks. Cancel your Facebook and they will notice. Turn off the TV and they'll take notice. I don't have cable but while I was eating at a chinese place they had ESPN on... I can't believe they think their liberal bull**** coming out if these announcers mouths sells to sports fans.

There's far more moderates that roll their eyes at this liberal bull**** but put up with it when they should be doing what I said above... Voting with their wallets. A lot of Republicans in Wisconsin stopped drinking new glarius beer after they supported the walker recall... This is the type of action you should take with companies that throw their politics in your face, democrat or republican.

It was said the red cross didn't want money from trump supporters.. Stop donating blood as well.. See how far their nonsense political spewing will get them.


"It was said the red cross didn't want money from trump supporters.. Stop donating blood as well."


Do you have any idea how many people have read that utter fabrication, and believed it??? Wherever unsubstantiated lies are printed, there are those -- maybe a majority -- who get all turned on and repeat anything that's detrimental.


The Red Cross, along with other organizations we all know about, has stopped using Mar-A-Lago for its fundraising activities. As far as I'm concerned, they had no business paying for that crystal sewer anyway, and I doubt they get a discount <-- which might not be true. I know local hotels don't give them a break on rooms for fire victims.




[I have no affiliation with the Red Cross.]
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