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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1144928)	7/5/2019 7:43:50 AM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 1575535

Ten, the bottom line is that if we continue to let social media companies dictate what political speech we are allowed to see, then freedom of speech is dead in this country. For all practical purposes, freedom of speech is already dead. They are acting as the modern public square where 99.9% of all political speech happens. And they are using that power to silence conservatives and funnel news that is only critical of conservatives and puts Socialism, Communism, and Cultural Marxism in positive light. The answer is clear as day. Our government is supposed to safeguard our freedom of speech. They need to apply the same laws that protect our speech to social media platforms. When the social media giants crossed over from being for profit enterprises and into meddling in politics, they crossed the legal line that obligates the government to regulate them to ensure they cannot discriminate against political speech they don't like. The government only has to ensure all speech is protected. They don't have to censor anything. That's what is required here.