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To: Mongo2116 who wrote (1299662)	5/7/2021 4:30:41 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576709

Hate speech is protected speech. Cripe, you don't even know what the 1st amendment means. You commies want to outlaw speech you don't agree with and shut down protests you don't agree with. You love the totalitarian state.

To: Mongo2116 who wrote (1299662)	5/7/2021 5:11:02 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576709

He's right, Mongo. "Hate speech" IS free speech. As for Facebook, they are free to censor whomever they want. But as soon as the government says, "Either censor those we tell you to censor, or else we will need to intervene," THAT'S a violation of the 1st amendment. No need to pretend that the left isn't saying that, because I saw this editorial just a few days ago ... Editorial: Facebook board right on Trump suspension, but now the hard part The alternative isn’t particularly attractive. *If Zuckerberg and other social media companies such as Twitter and YouTube don’t clean up their act, government intervention is inevitable and necessary.* Congress has a long history of not fully understanding how the tech industry works. Regulation carries the risk of making the problem even worse. You see that? It doesn't sound like Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube is free to censor (or not censor) anyone they choose to, if the threat of government interventionism is hanging over their heads. Tenchusatsu